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| Location: |
Right in the heart of Central America, with Guatemala to the West, El Salvador on the Southwest and Nicaragua to the East. Honduras is a completely tropical country, with access to the Pacific Ocean on the Southwestern part of the territory, and to the Caribbean Ocean on the North. |
| Time zone : |
GMT -6:00 (same as U.S. Central Time but does not observe daylight savings). |
| Area: |
43,000 square miles (112.500 square kilometers). |
| Government: |
Democratic Republic. |
| Capital city: |
Tegucigalpa. |
| Administrative divisions : |
18 departments: Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle and Yoro. |
| Population: |
7,200,000 |
| Bay Islands Population : |
45,000 |
| Official language : |
Spanish. About 100,000 people, mostly along the Carribean coast, speak Garifuna, a type of creole with French, Spanish and English influence. Only few speak indigenous languages, such as Miskito. |
| Currency: |
Lempira (Lps.). |
| Exchange rate: |
Varies in relation to the American dollar, but nears $1.00 per Lps. 19.00. |
| Holidays: |
- January 1: New Year’s.
- February 1-3: Virgen of Suyapa days (Honduras’ patron saint).
- April 13: Holy Thursday.
- April 14: Holy Friday.
- April 14: Celebration of America.
- May 1: Labor Day.
- September 15: Independence Day.
- October 3: Morazán Day.
- October 12: Christopher Columbus Day.
- October 21: Army Day.
- December 25: Christmas.
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| Telecommunications: |
Easy access to the most important modern communications like Internet, international telephone services, fax and cable television. International area code is 504. |
| International airports : |
Tegucigalpa (Toncontin), San Pedro Sula (La Mesa), La Ceiba (Goloson) y Roatan (Roatan, in the Bay Islands). |
Honduras Map
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