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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)
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
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
GDP Per Capita
$5,100 (USD)
Currency
L (Lempira)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = L (Lempira)23.99
Internet Code
.hn
Telephone Code
+504
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Popular culture is not often expressed through artistic creations but rather through festivals.
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.