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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Honduras: Honduras –

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located in

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. Honduras was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from

British Honduras British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973,

(now

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

).Environmental - Archeological Investigations in the Bay Islands, Spanish Honduras
/ref> The country is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...

, to the south by the

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at the

Gulf of Fonseca The Gulf of Fonseca ( es, Golfo de Fonseca; ), a part of the Pacific Ocean, is a gulf in Central America, bordering El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. History Fonseca Bay was discovered for Europeans in 1522 by Gil González de Ávil ...

, and to the north by the

Gulf of Honduras The Gulf or Bay of Honduras is a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the coasts of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. From north to south, it runs for approximately 200 km (125 miles) from Dangriga, Belize, to La Ceiba, Honduras. ...

, a large inlet of the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Honduras * Official English country name: The

Republic of Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean ...

* Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival: Honduran * Demonym(s): *

Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

Name of Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

* International rankings of Honduras *

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: HN, HND, 340 *

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: See ISO 3166-2:HN *

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.hn .hn is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El ...

Geography of Honduras

Geography of Honduras * Honduras is: a

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* Location: ** Northern Hemisphere and

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***

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**** North America ***** Middle America ******

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: Central Standard Time ( UTC-06) ** Extreme points of Honduras *** High:

Cerro Las Minas Cerro Las Minas is the highest mountain in Honduras. Cerro Las Minas is located in the rugged and relatively isolated Lempira Department in the western part of the country. A Honduran national park, the Celaque National Park, was established ...

*** Low:

and

North Pacific Ocean North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...

0 m ** Land boundaries: 1,520 km :: 922 km :: 342 km :: 256 km :* Coastline: 820 km * Population of Honduras: 7,106,000 - 97th most populous country * * Area of Honduras: 112,492 km² * Atlas of Honduras

Environment of Honduras

* Climate of Honduras *

Deforestation in Central America Central American countries have experienced cycles of deforestation and reforestation since the decline of Maya civilization, influenced by many factors such as population growth, agriculture, narcotic distribution and illegal practices. From 200 ...

* Renewable energy in Honduras * Geology of Honduras * Protected areas of Honduras ** Biosphere reserves in Honduras ** National parks of Honduras *

Wildlife of Honduras The flora and fauna of Honduras reflects the country's geographical location inside the tropics. This has allowed for diverse species of plants and animals to be adapted, but some of them are now in danger of extinction. This has posed the Hondur ...

** Fauna of Honduras ***

Birds of Honduras Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight s ...

*** Mammals of Honduras

Natural geographic features of Honduras

* Fjords of Honduras * Islands of Honduras * Lakes of Honduras *

Mountains of Honduras A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

** Volcanoes in Honduras *

Rivers of Honduras Rivers in Honduras is a list of the rivers in Honduras, including those it shares with neighbours. Among the most important river in Honduras is the Ulúa, which flows through the economically important Valle de Sula. Numerous other rivers drain ...

** Waterfalls of Honduras * Valleys of Honduras * World Heritage Sites in Honduras

Regions of Honduras

Ecoregions of Honduras

List of ecoregions in Honduras

Administrative divisions of Honduras

Administrative divisions of Honduras * Departments of Honduras ** Municipalities of Honduras

= Departments of Honduras

= Municipalities of Honduras

= Municipalities of Honduras * Cities of Honduras * Capital of Honduras:

Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...

Demography of Honduras

Demographics of Honduras This article is about the ethnic groups and population of Honduras. Population According to the total population was in , compared to 1,487,000 in 1950 (a fivefold increase in 60 years). The proportion of the population aged below 15 in ...

Government and politics of Honduras

Politics of Honduras * Form of government: presidential system, presidential representative democracy, representative democratic republic * Capital of Honduras:

* Elections in Honduras * List of political parties in Honduras, Political parties in Honduras

Branches of the government of Honduras

Government of Honduras

Executive branch of the government of Honduras

* Head of state and Head of government: President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández * Cabinet of Honduras

Legislative branch of the government of Honduras

* National Congress of Honduras (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Honduras

* Politics of Honduras#Judicial branch, Supreme Court of Honduras

Foreign relations of Honduras

Foreign relations of Honduras * List of diplomatic missions in Honduras, Diplomatic missions in Honduras * Diplomatic missions of Honduras

International organization membership

International organization membership of Honduras The Republic of Honduras is a member of: *Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) *Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) *Central American Common Market (CACM) *Central American Integration System (SICA) *Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *Group of 77 (G77) *Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) *International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) *International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) *International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *International Criminal Court (ICCt) *International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) *International Development Association (IDA) *International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) *International Finance Corporation (IFC) *International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) *International Labour Organization (ILO) *International Maritime Organization (IMO) *International Monetary Fund (IMF) *International Olympic Committee (IOC) *International Organization for Migration (IOM) *International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber) *International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) *International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *Latin American Economic System (LAES) *Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (observer) *Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *Nonaligned Movement (NAM) *Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *Organization of American States (OAS) *Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *Rio Group (RG) *''Unión Latina'' *United Nations (UN) *United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) *United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) *United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) *Universal Postal Union (UPU) *World Confederation of Labour (WCL) *World Customs Organization (WCO) *World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) *World Health Organization (WHO) *World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) *World Meteorological Organization (WMO) *World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) *World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Honduras

Law of Honduras * Politics of Honduras#Death penalty, Capital punishment in Honduras * Constitution of Honduras * Crime in Honduras * Human rights in Honduras ** LGBT rights in Honduras ** Culture of Honduras#Religion, Freedom of religion in Honduras * Law enforcement in Honduras

Military of Honduras

Military of Honduras * Command ** Commander-in-chief: Romeo Vásquez Velásquez *** Ministry of Defence (Honduras), Ministry of Defence of Honduras ****Minister of Defence (Honduras), Minister of Defence of Honduras: Angel Edmundo Orellana Mercado * Forces ** Army of Honduras ** Honduran Navy ** Honduran Air Force * Military of Honduras#History, Military history of Honduras * Military ranks of Honduras

Local government in Honduras

Departments of Honduras

History of Honduras

History of Honduras *Timeline of the history of Honduras *Portal:Current events/Honduras, Current events of Honduras * Military history of Honduras

Culture of Honduras

Culture of Honduras * Architecture of Honduras * Cuisine of Honduras * Festivals in Honduras * Languages of Honduras * Media in Honduras * National symbols of Honduras ** Coat of arms of Honduras ** Flag of Honduras ** National anthem of Honduras * Hondurans * Prostitution in Honduras * Public holidays in Honduras * List of records of Honduras, Records of Honduras * Religion in Honduras ** Buddhism in Honduras ** Christianity in Honduras ** Hinduism in Honduras ** Islam in Honduras ** Judaism in Honduras ** Sikhism in Honduras * World Heritage Sites in Honduras

Art in Honduras

* Art in Honduras * Cinema of Honduras * Literature of Honduras * Music of Honduras * Television in Honduras * Theatre in Honduras

Sports in Honduras

Sports in Honduras * Football in Honduras *Honduras at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Honduras

Economy of Honduras * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 107th (one hundred and seventh) * Agriculture in Honduras * Banking in Honduras ** National Bank of Honduras * Communications in Honduras ** Internet in Honduras * List of companies of Honduras, Companies of Honduras *Currency, Currency of Honduras: Honduran lempira, Lempira **ISO 4217: HNL * Energy in Honduras * Honduras Stock Exchange * Transport in Honduras ** List of airports in Honduras, Airports in Honduras ** Rail transport in Honduras * Tourism in Honduras * Water supply and sanitation in Honduras

Education in Honduras

References

External links

Government of Honduras

Honduran Biodiversity Database
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Humanitarian Aid in Honduras
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