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About HONDURAS

Posted on Saturday 20 August 2005

Geography
Honduras, in the north-central part of Central America, has a Caribbean as well as a Pacific coastline. Guatemala is to the west, El Salvador to the south, and Nicaragua to the east. The second-largest country in Central America, Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee. Generally mountainous, the country is marked by fertile plateaus, river valleys, and narrow coastal plains.

Government: Democratic constitutional republic.

National name: República de Honduras

Area: 43,278 sq mi (112,090 sq km)

Population (2005 ): 6,975,204

Capital and largest city: Tegucigalpa - 1,248,300

Monetary unit: Lempira

Languages: Spanish but English is widely spoken in business

Ethnicity/race: mestizo 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%

Religion: Roman Catholic ~95%



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