Capital of Honduras:
TegucigalpaArea of Honduras: 112,492 km² (43,433 mi²) (
102th)
Population of Honduras: 10,825,703 (
88th)
- (2024 est.)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 of Honduras:
Spanish (official),
Amerindian languages Religions of Honduras: Evangelical 55%,
Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
Currency:
Lempira (HNL)
Calling code: (
+504)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (3):
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.