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Country (long form) Republic of Honduras
Capital Tegucigalpa
Total Area 43,278.19 sq mi
112,090.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Tennessee)
Population 6,406,052 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Estimated Population in 2050 11,861,333
Languages Spanish, Amerindian dialects
Literacy 72.7% total, 72.6% male, 72.7% female (1995 est.)
Religions Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority
Life Expectancy 67.51 male, 71.28 female (2001 est.)
Government Type democratic constitutional republic
Currency 1 lempira (L) = 100 centavos
GDP (per capita) $2,700 (2000 est.)
Industry sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products
Agriculture bananas, coffee, citrus; beef; timber; shrimp
Arable Land 15%
Natural Resources timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower

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Geography of Honduras

Honduras, or Republic of Honduras, a country in Central America. It lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean and is bordered by Nicaragua.

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History of Honduras

In the centuries before the European discovery of Honduras, the region was occupied by the Mayas, whose civilization arose around the fourth century A.D.

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