El Salvador is in Central America.
Central America . Central America consists of seven countries : Belize , Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua , and Panama . El Salvador ( [ ɛl_ˈsælvədɔr ] [ el salβaˈðor ] ) , officially the Republic of El Salvador ( [ República de El Salvador , links = no ] , literally `` Republic of The Savior '' ) , is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America .