Honduras

Official name: Republic of Honduras
Also known as: República de Honduras (Spanish)

Honduras Map Outlineapital: Tegucigalpa
Total Area: 112,492 km² (43,433 mi²)
Approximate population: 9,997,225
Location: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Languages: Spanish, Amerindian languages
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Currency: Lempira (HNL)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries: El Salvador 342 km, Guatemala 256 km, Nicaragua 922 km.
Coastline: 820 km
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Fonseca


Administrative divisions: 18 departments (departamentos, sing. – departamento):
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.


Natural resources: timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower.