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Republic of Honduras
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Motto:
- "Libre, Soberana e Independiente"
(
Spanish
)
- "Free, Sovereign and Independent"
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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
/
14.100; -87.217
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Official languages
| Spanish
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Ethnic groups
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Religion
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Demonym(s)
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Government
| Unitary
presidential republic
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| Xiomara Castro
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| Salvador Nasralla
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| Luis Redondo Guifarro
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Legislature
| National Congress
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| 15 September 1821
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| 1 July 1823
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| 5 November 1838
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? Total
| 112,492 km
2
(43,433 sq mi) (
101st
)
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? 2021 estimate
| 10,278,345
[3]
[4]
(
95th
)
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? 2013 census
| 8,303,771
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? Density
| 85/km
2
(220.1/sq mi) (
128th
)
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GDP
(
PPP
)
| 2018 estimate
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? Total
| $49.010 billion
[5]
(
104th
)
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? Per capita
| $5,817
[5]
(
133rd
)
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GDP
(nominal)
| 2018 estimate
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? Total
| $23.835 billion
[5]
(
108th
)
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? Per capita
| $2,829
[5]
(
128th
)
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Gini
(2018)
| 52.1
[6]
high
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HDI
(2019)
| 0.632
[7]
medium
·
133rd
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Currency
| Lempira
(
HNL
)
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Time zone
| UTC
?6
(
CST
)
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Driving side
| right
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Calling code
| +504
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ISO 3166 code
| HN
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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.
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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
.
The ethnic makeup of Honduras is 90% mestizo, 7% amerindian, 2% black, and 1% white.
[8]
Honduras has the world's 4th highest
murder
rate.
[9]
Honduras is divided into 18 departments. The capital city is
Tegucigalpa
in the Central District.
- Atlantida
- Choluteca
- Colon
- Comayagua
- Copan
- Cortes
- El Paraiso
- Francisco Morazan
- Gracias a Dios
- Intibuca
- Islas de la Bahia
- La Paz
- Lempira
- Ocotepeque
- Olancho
- Santa Barbara
- Valle
- Yoro
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Honduras
.
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