Honduras

Republic of Honduras
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	Motto:
	Anthem:
Capital; and largest city	Tegucigalpa; Template-specific style sheet:14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W
Official languages	Spanish
Ethnic groups ()	90% Mestizoa; 7% Amerindian; 2% Black; 1% White;
Demonym(s)	Honduran; Catracho;
Government	Presidential republic
• President	Juan Orlando Hernández
• President of National Congress	Mauricio Oliva
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) (102nd)
Population
• 2010 estimate	8,249,574 (94th)
• 2007 census	7,529,403
• Density	64/km2 (165.8/sq mi) (128th)
GDP (PPP)	2014 estimate
• Total	$40.983 billion
• Per capita	$4,959
GDP (nominal)	2014 estimate
• Total	$19.567 billion
• Per capita	$2,368
Gini (1992–2007)	55.3; high
HDI (2013)	0.617; medium · 129th
Currency	Lempira (HNL)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+504
ISO 3166 code	HN
Internet TLD	.hn
	Mixture of European and American Indian.; As part of the Federal Republic of Central America.;
	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.

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). 7,483,763 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.^[5]

Honduras has the world's 4th highest murder rate.^[6]

Departments

Departmental division of Honduras

Honduras is divided into 18 departments. The capital city is Tegucigalpa in the Central District.

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References

↑ Honduras Archived 2020-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. CIA – The World Factbook. Cia.gov. Retrieved on 28 July 2012.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Honduras". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2012&ey=2019&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=55&pr1.y=10&c=268&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a=. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
↑ 1992–2007: "Human Development Report 2009 – M Economy and inequality – Gini index". Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5kbHWMLQA?url=http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/161.html. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Human Development Report 2010". United Nations. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table1.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
↑ "Honduras - ETHNIC GROUPS". http://countrystudies.us/honduras/54.htm.
↑ Peter (2020-06-17). "Countries by murder rate – ranked" (in en-GB). https://www.factsinstitute.com/ranking/countries-by-murder-rate/.

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[cia-1] Honduras Archived 2020-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. CIA – The World Factbook. Cia.gov. Retrieved on 28 July 2012.

[imf2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Honduras". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2012&ey=2019&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=55&pr1.y=10&c=268&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a=. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

[undp_2007_gini-3] 1992–2007: "Human Development Report 2009 – M Economy and inequality – Gini index". Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5kbHWMLQA?url=http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/161.html. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[HDI-4] "Human Development Report 2010". United Nations. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table1.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

[5] "Honduras - ETHNIC GROUPS". http://countrystudies.us/honduras/54.htm.

[6] Peter (2020-06-17). "Countries by murder rate – ranked" (in en-GB). https://www.factsinstitute.com/ranking/countries-by-murder-rate/.

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Republic of Honduras República de HondurasLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Category handler/data' not found.

Motto:
Anthem:

Capital and largest city	Tegucigalpa Template-specific style sheet: 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W / 14.100; -87.217
Official languages	Spanish
Ethnic groups (^[1])	90% Mestizo^a 7% Amerindian 2% Black 1% White
Demonym(s)	Honduran Catracho
Government	Presidential republic

• President	Juan Orlando Hernández
• President of National Congress	Mauricio Oliva

Legislature	National Congress
Independence

• Declared^b 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) (102nd)
Population
• 2010 estimate	8,249,574 (94th)
• 2007 census	7,529,403
• Density	64/km² (165.8/sq mi) (128th)
GDP (PPP)	2014 estimate
• Total	$40.983 billion^[2]
• Per capita	$4,959^[2]
GDP (nominal)	2014 estimate
• Total	$19.567 billion^[2]
• Per capita	$2,368^[2]
Gini (1992–2007)	55.3^[3] high
HDI (2013)	0.617^[4] medium · 129th
Currency	Lempira (HNL)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+504
ISO 3166 code	HN
Internet TLD	.hn
Mixture of European and American Indian. As part of the Federal Republic of Central America.
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.