Honduras: Sovereign state in Central America
Honduras is a country in Central America.
Its capital is Tegucigalpa. Most people of Honduras speak the Spanish language (while English has mostly widely spoken). 10,636,227 people live in Honduras and it is 112,492 square kilometres (43,433 sq mi) in size. It is next to El Salvador. To one side is the Caribbean Sea and to the other in the Pacific Ocean.
Republic of Honduras República de Honduras (Spanish) | |
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| Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Honduras" "National Anthem of Honduras" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Tegucigalpa 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Xiomara Castro | |
• 1st Vice President | Salvador Nasralla |
| Luis Redondo Guifarro | |
| Legislature | National Congress |
| Independence | |
• Declaredb from Spain | 15 September 1821 |
• Declared from the First Mexican Empire | 1 July 1823 |
• Declared, as Honduras, from the Federal Republic of Central America | 5 November 1838 |
| Area | |
• Total | 112,492 km2 (43,433 sq mi) (101st) |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 10,278,345 (95th) |
• 2013 census | 8,303,771 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220.1/sq mi) (128th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $49.010 billion (104th) |
• Per capita | $5,817 (133rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $23.835 billion (108th) |
• Per capita | $2,829 (128th) |
| Gini (2018) |  52.1high |
| HDI (2019) |  0.632medium · 133rd |
| Currency | Lempira (HNL) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +504 |
| ISO 3166 code | HN |
| Internet TLD | .hn |
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Population estimates explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected, as of July 2007. | |
The ethnic makeup of Honduras is 90% mestizo, 7% amerindian, 2% black, and 1% white.
Honduras has the world's 4th highest murder rate.
Departments
Honduras is divided into 18 departments. The capital city is Tegucigalpa in the Central District.
- Atlántida
- Choluteca
- Colón
- Comayagua
- Copán
- Cortés
- El Paraíso
- Francisco Morazán
- Gracias a Dios
- Intibucá
- Islas de la Bahía
- La Paz
- Lempira
- Ocotepeque
- Olancho
- Santa Bárbara
- Valle
- Yoro
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References
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