Google map of Republic of Honduras, country facts
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Facts about Honduras
| Administrative divisions: | 18 departments (departamentos , singular - 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 |
| Area: | total: 112 ,090 sq km land: 111 ,890 sq km water: 200 sq km |
| Background: | Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World , Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule , a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s , Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 , which killed about 5 ,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage. |
| Flag description: | three equal horizontal bands of blue (top) , white , and blue with five blue , five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El Salvador , which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua , which features a triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom , centered in the white band |
| Capital: | name: Tegucigalpa geographic coordinates: 14 06 N , 87 13 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington , DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr , begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November |
| Climate: | subtropical in lowlands , temperate in mountains |
| Currency code: | lempira (HNL) |
| Ethnic groups: | mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90% , Amerindian 7% , black 2% , white 1% |
| Geographic coordinates: | 15 00 N , 86 30 W |
| Geography note: | has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline , including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast |
| Government type: | democratic constitutional republic |
| Imports partners: | US 52.2% , Guatemala 7.1% , El Salvador 4.5% , Costa Rica 4.2% , Mexico 4.1% (2007) |
| Internet country code: | .hn |
| Land boundaries: | 820 km |
| Neighbouring countries: | total: 1 ,520 km border countries: Guatemala 256 km , El Salvador 342 km , Nicaragua 922 km |
| Languages: | Spanish , Amerindian dialects |
| 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 |
| Map references: | Central America and the Caribbean |
| National holiday: | Independence Day , 15 September (1821) |
| Nationality: | noun: Honduran(s) adjective: Honduran |
| Natural hazards: | frequent , but generally mild , earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast |
| Population: | 7 ,639 ,327 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy , higher infant mortality , higher death rates , lower population growth rates , and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 97% , Protestant 3% |
| Terrain: | mostly mountains in interior , narrow coastal plains |
| Unemployment rate: | 27.8% (2007 est.) |
Capital of Honduras
Tegucigalpa (click to view Tegucigalpa Google map)
Places in Honduras
Browse the online directory of I-Google-Map.com for administrative regions in Honduras below. Places in country Honduras are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2, eventually up to level 3 administrative regions. Click on the name of the place to view it on Google map, or with satellite images.
Choluteca Department (1037 + I Google map locations)
Colón Department (238 + I Google map locations)
Comayagua Department (469 + I Google map locations)
Copán Department (568 + I Google map locations)
Cortés Department (442 + I Google map locations)
El Paraíso Department (722 + I Google map locations)
Francisco Morazán Department (1160 + I Google map locations)
Gracias a Dios Department (247 + I Google map locations)
Intibucá Department (346 + I Google map locations)
Islas de la Bahía Department (60 + I Google map locations)
Lempira Department (711 + I Google map locations)
Ocotepeque Department (243 + I Google map locations)
Olancho Department (571 + I Google map locations)
Santa Bárbara Department (581 + I Google map locations)
Valle Department (502 + I Google map locations)
Yoro Department (504 + I Google map locations)
Random cities in Honduras
Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.San Francisco
Lodo Negro
Tipí-Munatara
Chivirilal
El Astillero
La Libertad
Las Presas
Dereza
El Cipresal
Manacalito
La Providencia
Las Arenas
La Cuña
Banderillales
El Pedregal
Canan
Miratoro
Vallecillo
Jilamito
Cerro del Higo
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