- Honduras is a republic in Central America.
- In 2018 the population had reached 9.588 million.
- Honduras has a total area of 43,433 square miles (112,492 square kilometres).
Flag of Honduras
- The average life expectancy is 74.9 years (2017).
- The fertility rate is 5 births per woman (2012).
- The capital city is Tegucigalpa which has an area of 78 square miles (201.5 square kilometres) and a population of 1.158 million in 2013.
- Spanish is the official language.
- The Honduran Lempira is the currency here.
- On July 30th 1502, Christopher Columbus first discovered Honduras.
- Numerous Mayan ruins still exist in the Honduran city of Copan, dating back to before 1000 BC.
- The Cathedral in Comayagua, Honduras, is home to the oldest clock in America which dates back to 1100!
- In the past Honduras has been referred to as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras which became the modern-day state of Belize.
- Agriculturally Honduras produces bananas, coffee, citrus fruits, beef, rum, shrimp and timber.
- Sugar, coffee, textiles and clothing are the staple industries here…
- …and the country exports coffee, bananas, meat, lobster, shrimp, rum, gold and other minerals.
- Honduras’ Platano Forest was nominated as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
- In 1998 Honduras was devastated by ‘Hurricane Mitch’. Sadly at least 5,000 people were killed and 70% of the country’s crops were destroyed; the damage Hurricane Mitch had caused was estimated at £2 billion.
Yojoa, Honduras
- Unfortunately, a problem with economic inequality means that malnutrition, poor housing and infant diseases are common.
- Extending along the coast of Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and Mexico, the Belize Barrier Reef is the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere and the second largest barrier reef in the world!
- In 2012, 50% of Hondurans were under the age of 19.
- Want to call your family and friends in Honduras? You’ll need to use the international dialling code +504.
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