Honduras

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

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Capital of Honduras: Tegucigalpa
Area 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.)
Ethnic groups of Honduras: Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1% (2016 est.)
Currency: Lempira (HNL)
Time zone: UTC−06:00 (CST)
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):
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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.