Honduras
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| Republic of Honduras
República de Honduras
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| Motto: "Libre, Soberana e Independiente" (Spanish) "Free, Sovereign and Independent" |
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| Anthem:
National Anthem of Honduras |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Tegucigalpa 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.1°N 87.217°W |
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| Official language(s) | Spanish | |||||
| Recognised regional languages | English, Garifuna, Miskito,and other indigenous languages. | |||||
| Ethnic groups | 80% Mestizo mixture of European and American Indian 17% Amerindian 2% Black 1% White[1] |
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| Demonym | Honduran, Catracho | |||||
| Government | Constitutional republic | |||||
| - | President | Porfirio Lobo Sosa | ||||
| - | Vice President | María Antonieta de Bográn | ||||
| - | President of the National Congress | Juan Orlando Hernández | ||||
| - | 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 (102nd) 43,278 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | 2010 estimate | 8,249,574 (94th) | ||||
| - | 2007 census | 7,529,403 | ||||
| - | Density | 64/km2 (128th) 166/sq mi |
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| 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) |
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| Currency | Lempira (HNL) |
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| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | |||||
| Drives on the | Right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .hn | |||||
| Calling code | 504 | |||||
| 1 | "Libre, soberana e independiente" is the official motto, by congressional order, and was put on the coat of arms. | |||||
| 2 | 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 [change]
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
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References [change]
- ↑ 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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