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Republic of Honduras República de Honduras
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| Capital and largest city |
Tegucigalpa |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Ethnic groups |
80% Mestizo mixture of European and American Indian 17% Amerindian 2% Black 1% White[1] |
| Demonym(s) | Honduran, Catracho |
| Government | Constitutional republic |
| Juan Orlando Hernández | |
| Ricardo Álvarez | |
| Mauricio Oliva | |
| Jorge Rivera Avilés | |
| Independence | |
• Declared |
15 September 1821 (as part of Federal Republic of Central America) |
• from the First Mexican Empire |
1 July 1823 |
• Declared |
5 November 1838 (as Honduras) |
| 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) |
Honduras is a country in Central America. Its capital is Tegucigalpa. Most people of Honduras speak the Spanish language. 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 80% mestizo, 17% amerindian, 2% black, and 1% white.
Departments
Honduras is divided into 18 departments. The capital city is Tegucigalpa in the Central District within the department of Francisco Morazán.
- 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
Other pages
References
- ↑ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ho.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Honduras". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=268&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=51&pr.y=9. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2010". United Nations. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table1.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ↑ 1992–2007, Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme. "Human Development Report 2009 – M Economy and inequality – Gini index". Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/161.html. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
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