Honduras

Republic of Honduras
Republic of Honduras; República de Honduras
	Motto:
	Anthem:
Capital; and largest city	Tegucigalpa
Official languages	Spanish
Ethnic groups	80% Mestizo mixture of European and American Indian ; 17% Amerindian; 2% Black; 1% White
Demonym(s)	Honduran, Catracho
Government	Constitutional republic
• President	Juan Orlando Hernández
• Vice President	Ricardo Álvarez
• President of the National Congress	Mauricio Oliva
• President of the Supreme Court	Jorge Rivera Avilés
Independence from Spain, First Mexican Empire, and the Federal Republic of Central America
• 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)
GDP (PPP)	2010 estimate
• Total	$33.631 billion
• Per capita	$4,417
GDP (nominal)	2010 estimate
• Total	$15.347 billion
• Per capita	$2,015
Gini (1992–2007)	55.3; high
HDI (2010)	0.604; medium · 106th
Currency	Lempira (HNL)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	504
ISO 3166 code	HN
Internet TLD	.hn
	"Libre, soberana e independiente" is the official motto, by congressional order, and was put on the coat of arms.; 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 people 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. 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

Departmental division of Honduras

Honduras is divided into 18 departments. The capital city is Tegucigalpa in the Central District within the department of Francisco Morazán.

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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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Human Development Report 2010". United Nations. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table1.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

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[imf2-2] 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.

[undp_2007_gini-3] 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.

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

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Republic of Honduras República de Honduras

Motto:
Anthem:

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

• President	Juan Orlando Hernández
• Vice President	Ricardo Álvarez
• President of the National Congress	Mauricio Oliva
• President of the Supreme Court	Jorge Rivera Avilés

Independence from Spain, First Mexican Empire, and the Federal Republic of Central America

• 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)
GDP (PPP)	2010 estimate
• Total	$33.631 billion^[2]
• Per capita	$4,417^[2]
GDP (nominal)	2010 estimate
• Total	$15.347 billion^[2]
• Per capita	$2,015^[2]
Gini (1992–2007)	55.3^[3] high
HDI (2010)	0.604^[4] medium · 106th
Currency	Lempira (HNL)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	504
ISO 3166 code	HN
Internet TLD	.hn
"Libre, soberana e independiente" is the official motto, by congressional order, and was put on the coat of arms. 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 people by age and sex than would otherwise be expected, as of July 2007.