Honduras holds Copán, a Maya city whose carved stairway records the longest known text in the Maya script. Its Caribbean coast sits on the second largest barrier reef in the world.
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Easy learning about Honduras
The capital city of Honduras is Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras.
Word: Copán
Meaning: Maya site
Administrative Divisions
18 departments:
- Atlántida
- Bay Islands
- Choluteca
- Colón
- Comayagua
- Copán
- Cortés
- El Paraíso
- Francisco Morazán
- Gracias a Dios
- Intibucá
- La Paz
- Lempira
- Ocotepeque
- Olancho
- Santa Bárbara
- Valle
- Yoro
Departments of Honduras map
Honduras is a Country of Continental Caribbean on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Central America sub-region in the continent of Americas.
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Capital City: Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras
Population: 11,005,850 (UN)
Area: 112,090 km² / 69,649 sq mi
People from Honduras are called: Hondurans
Geography
Latitude: 14.795° N
Longitude: 86.888° W
Geographical Subregion: Central America
Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Continental Region: Americas
Borders
- Guatemala — Land border
- Nicaragua — Land border
- El Salvador — Land border
Climate
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 33 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 545 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Moderate Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 96 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.075 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 139 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.645
Mean Years of Schooling: 7.5
Expected Years of Schooling: 10.2
Life Expectancy at Birth: 72.9 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Evangelical
Second Most Predominant: Catholic
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .hn
Calling Code: +504
MapGeo Name: Honduras
MapGeo Code: HN