The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Honduras:
Honduras – sovereign country located in Central America.[1] Honduras was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras (now Belize).[2] The country 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 at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /hɒnˈdjʊərəs/
- Common English country name: Honduras
- Official English country name: The Republic of Honduras
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival: Honduran
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Honduras
- International rankings of Honduras
- ISO country codes: HN, HND, 340
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:HN
- Internet country code top-level domain: .hn
Geography of Honduras
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- Honduras is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Time zone: Central Standard Time (UTC-06)
- Extreme points of Honduras
- High: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m (9,416 ft)
- Low: Caribbean Sea and North Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,520 km
Nicaragua 922 km
El Salvador 342 km
Guatemala 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
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- Climate of Honduras
- Deforestation in Central America
- Renewable energy in Honduras
- Geology of Honduras
- Protected areas of Honduras
- Wildlife of Honduras
Natural geographic features of Honduras
edit- Fjords of Honduras
- Islands of Honduras
- Lakes of Honduras
- Mountains of Honduras
- Rivers of Honduras
- Valleys of Honduras
- World Heritage Sites in Honduras
Regions of Honduras
editEcoregions of Honduras
editList of ecoregions in Honduras
Administrative divisions of Honduras
editAdministrative divisions of Honduras
Departments of Honduras
editMunicipalities of Honduras
edit- Cities of Honduras
- Capital of Honduras: Tegucigalpa
Demography of Honduras
editGovernment and politics of Honduras
edit- Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Honduras: Tegucigalpa
- Elections in Honduras
Branches of the government of Honduras
editExecutive branch of the government of Honduras
edit- Head of state and Head of government: President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández
- Cabinet of Honduras
Legislative branch of the government of Honduras
editJudicial branch of the government of Honduras
editForeign relations of Honduras
editInternational organization membership
editInternational organization membership of Honduras The Republic of Honduras is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Honduras
edit- Capital punishment in Honduras
- Constitution of Honduras
- Crime in Honduras
- Human rights in Honduras
- Law enforcement in Honduras
Military of Honduras
edit- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Honduras
- Military ranks of Honduras
Local government in Honduras
editHistory of Honduras
editCulture of Honduras
edit- Architecture of Honduras
- Cuisine of Honduras
- Festivals in Honduras
- Languages of Honduras
- Media in Honduras
- National symbols of Honduras
- Hondurans
- Prostitution in Honduras
- Public holidays in Honduras
- Records of Honduras
- Religion in Honduras
- World Heritage Sites in Honduras
Art in Honduras
edit- Art in Honduras
- Cinema of Honduras
- Literature of Honduras
- Music of Honduras
- Television in Honduras
- Theatre in Honduras
Sports in Honduras
editEconomy and infrastructure of Honduras
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 107th (one hundred and seventh)
- Agriculture in Honduras
- Banking in Honduras
- Communications in Honduras
- Companies of Honduras
- Currency of Honduras: Lempira
- ISO 4217: HNL
- Energy in Honduras
- Honduras Stock Exchange
- Transport in Honduras
- Tourism in Honduras
- Water supply and sanitation in Honduras
Education in Honduras
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Honduras". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Environmental - Archeological Investigations in the Bay Islands, Spanish Honduras[usurped]
External links
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- Government of Honduras (in Spanish)
- Honduran Biodiversity Database
Honduras travel guide from Wikivoyage- Humanitarian Aid in Honduras
