Outline of Honduras
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The location of Honduras
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Honduras
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[edit]
An enlargeable relief map of Honduras
- 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[edit]
An enlargeable topographic map of Honduras
- 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[edit]
An enlargeable satellite image of Honduras
- 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[edit]
Ecoregions of Honduras[edit]
List of ecoregions in Honduras
Administrative divisions of Honduras[edit]
Administrative divisions of Honduras
Departments of Honduras[edit]
Municipalities of Honduras[edit]
- Cities of Honduras
- Capital of Honduras: Tegucigalpa
Demography of Honduras[edit]
Government and politics of Honduras[edit]
- Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Honduras: Tegucigalpa
- Elections in Honduras
| Presidential elections | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary elections | |
| Local elections | |
| Referendums | |
Branches of the government of Honduras[edit]
Executive 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[edit]
Judicial branch of the government of Honduras[edit]
Foreign relations of Honduras[edit]
International organization membership[edit]
International organization membership of Honduras The Republic of Honduras is a member of:[1]
