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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