The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Honduras: Honduras – sovereign country 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,

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, to the south by the

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at the Gulf of Fonseca, 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

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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): *

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: Name of Honduras * 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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**** North America ***** Middle America ******

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: Central Standard Time ( UTC-06) ** Extreme points of Honduras *** High: Cerro Las Minas *** Low:

and

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

Demography of Honduras

Demographics of Honduras

Government and politics of Honduras

Politics of Honduras Politics of Honduras takes place in a framework of a multi-party system presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Honduras is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Leg ...

* Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic * Capital of Honduras: Tegucigalpa * Elections in Honduras * Political parties in Honduras

Branches of the government of Honduras

Government of Honduras Politics of Honduras takes place in a framework of a multi-party system presidential system, presidential representative democracy, representative democratic republic. The President of Honduras is both head of state and head of government. Execut ...

Executive branch of the government of Honduras

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and

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: President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández * Cabinet of Honduras

Legislative branch of the government of Honduras

* National Congress of Honduras (

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

)

Judicial branch of the government of Honduras

Supreme Court of Honduras The Supreme Court of Honduras ( es, Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras; CSJ) is the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court of Honduras. The Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in Honduras. Structure, power, and duties There are ...

Foreign relations of Honduras

Foreign relations of 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 The Central American Integration System ( es, Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, or SICA) has been the economic and political organization of Central American states since 1 February 1993. On 13 December 1991, the ODECA countries (Spa ...

(CACM) * Central American Integration System (SICA) *

Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

(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 The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...

(ICAO) *

International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals f ...

(ICCt) * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) * International Development Association (IDA) * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) *

International Finance Corporation The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an international financial institution that offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private-sector development in less developed countries. The IFC is a member of ...

(IFC) * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) *

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

(ILO) * International Maritime Organization (IMO) *

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster glo ...

(IMF) *

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(IOC) *

International Organization for Migration The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations agency that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers. The IOM w ...

(IOM) *

International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Art ...

(ISO) (subscriber) * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) *

International Telecommunication Union The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...

(ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *

International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation w ...

(ITUC) * Latin American Economic System (LAES) *

Latin American Integration Association The Latin American Integration Association / Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración / Associação Latino-Americana de Integração (LAIA / ALADI) is an international and regional scope organization. It was created on 12 August 1980 by the ...

(LAIA) (observer) *

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is an international financial institution which offers political risk insurance and credit enhancement guarantees. These guarantees help investors protect foreign direct investments against ...

(MIGA) * Nonaligned Movement (NAM) *

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force on 29 April 1997. The OPCW, with its 193 member ...

(OPCW) * Organization of American States (OAS) *

Permanent Court of Arbitration The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organization located in The Hague, Netherlands. Unlike a judicial court in the traditional sense, the PCA provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes that aris ...

(PCA) * Rio Group (RG) *'' Unión Latina'' *

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

(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 The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara ( ar, بعثة الأمم المتحدة لتنظيم استفتاء في الصحراء الغربية; french: Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au ...

(MINURSO) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) *

World Confederation of Labour The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the ...

(WCL) *

World Customs Organization The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The WCO works on customs-related matters including the development of international conventions, instruments, and tools on topics su ...

(WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) *

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of ...

(WHO) *

World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; french: link=no, Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishi ...

(WIPO) *

World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics. The WMO originated from the Intern ...

(WMO) * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) *

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and ...

(WTO)

Law and order in Honduras

Law of Honduras * Capital punishment in Honduras * Constitution of Honduras * Crime in Honduras * Human rights in Honduras **

LGBT rights in Honduras Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Honduras face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Honduras.

** Freedom of religion in Honduras * Law enforcement in Honduras

Military of Honduras

Military of Honduras * Command ** Commander-in-chief:

Romeo Vásquez Velásquez Romeo Orlando Vásquez Velásquez (born 20 January 1957) is a Honduran politician and retired brigadier general. He was the head of the military of Honduras from January 11, 2005 to June 25, 2009. Early life He was born in Siguatepeque, Co ...

*** Ministry of Defence of Honduras **** Minister of Defence of Honduras: Angel Edmundo Orellana Mercado * Forces ** Army of Honduras ** Honduran Navy **

Honduran Air Force The Honduras Air Force ( es, Fuerza Aérea Hondureña, sometimes abbreviated to FAH in English) is the air force of Honduras. As such it is the air power arm of the Honduras Armed Forces. History The first Honduras military flying took place ...

Military history of Honduras A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military ranks of Honduras

Local government in Honduras

Departments of Honduras

History of Honduras

History of Honduras * Timeline of the history of Honduras * Current events of Honduras *

Culture of Honduras

Culture of Honduras The wealth of cultural expression in Honduras owes its origins primarily to being a part of Latin America but also to the multi-ethnic nature of the country. The population comprises 90% Mestizo, 7% Amerindian, 2% Black, and 1% Caucasian. This in ...

* Architecture of Honduras * Cuisine of Honduras * Festivals in Honduras * Languages of Honduras * Media in Honduras * National symbols of Honduras **

Coat of arms of Honduras The coat of arms of Honduras is a national emblem of the Republic of Honduras. Official description Honduran law describes the coat of arms as follows: ''The Arms to be used are an equilateral triangle. In its base there is a volcano between tw ...

** Flag of Honduras **

National anthem of Honduras The "National Anthem of Honduras" ( es, Himno Nacional de Honduras) was adopted by presidential decree 42 in 1915. The lyrics were written by Augusto Constantino Coello and the music composed by Carlos Hartling. Unofficially, the anthem is somet ...

Hondurans Hondurans (Spanish: ''Hondureñas'' or ''Hondureños'') are the citizens of Honduras. Most Hondurans live in Honduras, although there is also a significant Honduran diaspora, particularly in the United States, Spain, and many smaller communiti ...

* Prostitution in Honduras * Public holidays in Honduras * Records of Honduras * Religion in Honduras **

Buddhism in Honduras Buddhism is practiced throughout Central America. Buddhism's presence in the region was primarily driven by the presence of Chinese immigrant workers during the early 19th century. Presently, Buddhism in the region is primarily of the Mahayana and ...

** 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 Television in Honduras consists of both local channels and foreign television, normally distributed through Cable television, cable. History Honduras had initially adopted ATSC Standards for digital terrestrial television broadcasting, but later ...

* Theatre in Honduras

Sports in Honduras

Sports in Honduras *

Football in Honduras Association football in Honduras is a national sport. It is the most popular sport among Hondurans, becoming popular in the 20th century.Honduras has memorable performances in three World Cups, 1982 FIFA World Cup, Spain 1982, 2010 FIFA World Cup, ...

Honduras at the Olympics Honduras has competed in eleven Summer Olympic Games. They competed at the Winter Olympic Games in 1992, but have yet to appear since then. They have never won a medal; their best performance was 4th place in men's football at the 2016 Summer Oly ...

Economy and infrastructure of Honduras

Economy of Honduras * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 107th (one hundred and seventh) * Agriculture in Honduras * Banking in Honduras ** National Bank of Honduras *

Communications in Honduras Telecommunication in Honduras started in 1876 when the first telegraph was introduced, continued development with the telephone in 1891, radio in 1928, television in 1959, the Internet in the early 1990s, and cellphones in 1996. Radio * Radio st ...

** Internet in Honduras *

Companies of Honduras A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...

* Currency of Honduras: Lempira ** ISO 4217: HNL * Energy in Honduras * Honduras Stock Exchange *

Transport in Honduras Transport in Honduras refers to transport in Honduras, a country in Central America. Railways ; Total: * Narrow gauge: * gauge: * gauge Railway links with adjacent countries North to south: * El Salvador — none * Guatemala — non ...

** Airports in Honduras ** Rail transport in Honduras * Tourism in Honduras *

Water supply and sanitation in Honduras Drinking water supply and sanitation coverage in Honduras has increased significantly in the last decades. However, the sector is still characterized by poor service quality and poor efficiency in many places. Coverage gaps still remain, pa ...

Education in Honduras

References

External links

Government of Honduras

Honduran Biodiversity Database
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Humanitarian Aid in Honduras
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