 Honduras
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
15 00 N, 86 30 W |
| Area |
total: 112,090 sq km land: 111,890 sq km water: 200 sq km |
| Climate |
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains |
| Terrain |
mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains |
| Population |
7,483,763 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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Spanish, Amerindian dialects |
| Imports |
machinery and transport equipment, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs |
| Exports |
coffee, shrimp, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber |
| Hazards |
frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast |
| Resources |
timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower |
| Geography |
has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast |
| Nationality |
noun: Honduran(s) adjective: Honduran |
| 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; note - these dates become effective in 2007 |
| Internet Country Code |
.hn |
| Internet Users |
223,000 (2005) |
|
