WHERE IS

HONDURAS
LOCATED?
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SYMBOLS
GENERAL FACTS
ABOUT HONDURAS
Climate: Subtropical in
lowlands, temperate in
mountains.
Natural Resources:
timber, gold, silver,
copper, lead, zinc, iron,
ore, antimony, coal, fish,
hydropower
GDP: $ 46.2 billion
(2017 est.)
GDP per capita: $ 5,600
(2017 est.)
Official Name:
Republica de Honduras Exports: $ 8.173 billion
(2017 est.)
Capital: Composed of
two cities Tegucigalpa Imports: $ 8.173 billion
(2017 est.)
and Comayaguela
Currency: Lempira
Total Area: 112,090 sq km
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#1 #5 MAYAN
BANANA CITIES
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PALM OIL
WOOL SERVICES
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#2 CIGARS ITO
CABLE HARNESSES # %
#3 FROZEN SHRIMP
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PEOPLE AND SOCIETY
Population: 9,182,766 million
Ethnicity: 90%Mestizo (Mixed
Amerindian and European), 7%
Amerindian, 2% black, 1% white

Language: Spanish (official) and

Amerindian dialects
Religion: 46% Roman Catholic,
41% Protestant, 1% Atheist, 2%
other, 9% none
Urbanization: 57.1 % or total
population
Literacy: 89% (2015)
LIVING CULTURES

LIVING CULTURES
Honduras is home to seven ethnic groups,
which are located throughout the country and
speak a wide variety of dialects.

Visitors can appreciate its wealth and

diversity of attractions through the variety of
crafts, customs, traditions, and exotic,
multicultural rhythms feature in the different
types of music.

The most significant cultures: Lencas,

Chortis, Garifunas, Creole Islanders,
Nahuas, Tolupanes, Pech or Payas and
Los Misquitos.
CULTURE
 BEACH
AND SAND
The Bay Islands are a chain of three islands in the
Caribbean and are among the most popular
destinations in the world for diving.
Scenic beauty surrounded by a combination of beaches and natural parks.
Tela, La Ceiba and Trujillo offering more than 750 kilometers of Caribbean white sand
beaches.
Wealthy of biodiversity on land and underwater, Utila is the best site for whale shark
sightings.
COPÁN
Considered one of the most spectacular
cities of ancient Maya civilization and a
monumental archeological site, Copan is a
ruins complex known for its beautiful stone
temples, altars, hieroglyphs and stelae.
The ruins were recognized by UNESCO
as a World Heritage Site in 1980.
 TROPICAL
NATURE
Honduras is home to more than 770 different bird
species spread throughout 8,500 square miles of
protected areas and national parks.
The country also offers a wealth of fauna and is
home to 64 varieties of plant ecosystems.

25 percent of Honduras is protected land,

broken up into 112 total protected areas.
RÍO PLATANO
BIOSPHERE Offers 800,000 hectares of virgin forests
and is named one of the seven
RESERVE wonders of the modern world.
UNESCO World Heritage Site Its rainforest is the second largest in the
American, after the Amazon.
SAN PEDRO
SULA & CARIBBEAN
PORT
San Pedro Sula is Honduras’ business hub and industrial capital. It is located only
one hour away from the main port of Central America.

Omoa and Puerto Cortes are the main ports in Central America.
 COLONIAL
CITIES
Quintessential colonial cities.
Beautiful antique churches.
Home to the oldest clock in America.
Colorful rugs at Easter.
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