Honduras

Geography

Honduras is a country in Central America and, like some of its neighboring countries, it links the Pacific to the Atlantic. The land has a total area of 112,490 km² (43,433 mi²) and a total coastline of 669 km (415.7 mi). This land area is approximately 106% of the area of Ohio. Honduras is thus the 18th biggest country in the Americas and in terms of area ranked 103rd worldwide. More than half of all residents (59%) live within cities. Every ninth resident lives in Tegucigalpa alone.

Honduras lies at an average elevation of 684 meters above sea level. The highest mountain peak (Cerro Las Minas) is at 2,849 meters. The country has about 40 islands. There are direct national borders with the three neighboring countries Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The distance between New York City and the Capital Tegucigalpa is about 3,230 km (2,007 mi).

The climate in Honduras

In Honduras, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lower. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 27 and 31 degrees. In some parts of the country, the temperature rises to 33 °C. In the colder months, and depending in the region, the temperature drops to 18 °C in a month's average.

• Detailed climate data for Honduras and 3 individual regions
• Earthquakes
• Hurricanes

Languages

Mother tongue	Distribution
Spanish	97.2 %
Garifuna	1.3 %
Creole-English	0.2 %
Miskito	0.2 %
other	1.1 %

Religions

Religion	Distribution
Roman Catholics	97.0%
Protestants	3.0%

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Economy

GDP:	28.49 bn $
Exportations:	7,785.9 M $
Importations:	14,494.8 M $
› Tourism receipts:	189.00 M $
› Unemployment rate:	7.1 %
› Inflation rate:	9.09 %
› Corruption index:	23 (very bad)
› Energy consumption:	8.1 bn kWh

Due to the critical financial situation, Honduras is one of the heavily indebted poor countries.

In terms of revenues, it still ranks 137th in the world and, with an average annual income of 2,490 USD is one of the lower middle-income countries.

Land use

3% Urban areas:	3,702 km²
29% Agricultural areas:	32,521 km²
57% Forest:	63,928 km²
1% Water areas:	600 km²
11% Others:	12,339 km²

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Transport

Roadways:	14,742 km
Railways:	699 km
Waterways:	465 km
Commercial harbors:	505
› Airports:	6