Official English Name: Republic of Honduras
Official Local Name(s): República de Honduras
Common English Name: Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa

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Official Language(s)

Spanish
Secondary Languages:

Resources

Timber, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron ore, Antimony, Coal, Fish, Hydropower

Neighbors

El Salvador (Southwest), Guatemala (West), Nicaragua (South)

Ethnic groups

Mestizo (90%), Amerindian (7%), Black (2%), White (1%)

People

Est. Population:

8,893,259

Demonym:

Honduran

Largest City:

Tegucigalpa (996,658)

Other Cities:

San Pedro Sula (598,519)
La Ceiba (176,212)
Choloma (163,818)
El Progreso (114,934)

Geography

Region:

Central America

Bodies of Water:

Pacific Ocean (South)
Caribbean Sea (North)

Total Area:

112,090 km2 (99.8% land, 0.2% water)

Total Land:

1,575 km

Total Coastline:

832 km

Climate

Subtropical in lowlands
Temperate in mountains

Terrain:

Mountainous interior
Narrow coastal plains

Highest Point

Cerro Las Minas (2,870 m)

Lowest Point

Sea Level

Natural Disasters

Flooding
Hurricanes
Earthquakes

Government

Type:

Democratic Constitutional Republic

Head of State and Government:

President Juan Orlando Hernández

Admin. Divisions

18 Departments

Independence:

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Nat'l Symbol:

Scarlet macaw

Nat'l Anthem:

Himno Nacional de Honduras

Economy

GDP Per Capita

$5,100 (USD)

Currency

L (Lempira)

Exchange Rate

$1 (USD) = L (Lempira)23.99

Communication

Internet Code

.hn

Telephone Code

+504

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Cultural Notes

Popular culture is not often expressed through artistic creations but rather through festivals.

Sources

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ho.html (Majority of information)
http://www.ine.gob.hn/index.php/component/content/article?id=83 (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 7 November 2016
1 The last census done in Honduras was in 2001. Sources with recent estimates are either not available or unreliable.