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Republic of Honduras Google maps and 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 Republic of Honduras

Tegucigalpa (click to view Tegucigalpa map)

Places in Honduras

Browse the most comprehensive and up-to-date online directory of administrative regions and Street views in Honduras. Regions are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2 and eventually up to level 3 regions.

Atlántida Department (255 google map locations)
Choluteca Department (1037 google map locations)
Colón Department (238 google map locations)
Comayagua Department (469 google map locations)
Copán Department (568 google map locations)
Cortés Department (442 google map locations)
El Paraíso Department (722 google map locations)
Francisco Morazán Department (1161 google map locations)
Gracias a Dios Department (247 google map locations)

Intibucá Department (346 google map locations)
Islas de la Bahía Department (60 google map locations)
La Paz Department (441 google map locations)
Lempira Department (711 google map locations)
Ocotepeque Department (243 google map locations)
Olancho Department (571 google map locations)
Santa Bárbara Department (581 google map locations)
Valle Department (502 google map locations)
Yoro Department (504 google map locations)

Random cities in Honduras

Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.

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