HONDURAS
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Capital City: Tegucigalpa


Population: 7,792,854 people



Language: Spanish and Amerindian Dialects



Major Religion: Roman Catholic



Borders:

  • Caribbean Sea (North)
  • Caribbean Sea and Nicaragua (East)
  • Nicaragua (West)
  • Guatemala and El Salvador (South)


Total land area (sq. km.): 111,890 sq. km.

Terrain: Mostly mountain in interior, narrow coastal plains


Climates: Subtropic in lowlands. Temperate in mountains.


Location: Central America, bordering the Carribean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf Of Fonseca between El Salvador and Nicaragua.


Coordinates: 15 ° N, 86 ° W

Natural Resources: Timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, anitomy, coal, fish, hydropower


Major Imports: Machinery and transport equipment, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, and foodstuff


Major Exports: Coffee, shrimp, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber

Type of Government: Democratic Constitutional Republic



Date of Independence:September 15, 1821


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