Republic of Honduras República de Honduras | |
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Anthem: Himno Nacional de Honduras National Anthem of Honduras | |
Capital and largest city | Tegucigalpa 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W |
Official languages | Spanish |
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Government | Presidential republic |
Juan Orlando Hernández | |
Mauricio Oliva | |
Legislature | National Congress |
Independence | |
• Declaredb from Spain | 15 September 1821 |
• Declared from the First Mexican Empire | 1 July 1823 |
• Declared, as Honduras, from the Federal Republic of Central America | 5 November 1838 |
Area | |
• Total | 112,492 km2 (43,433 sq mi) (102nd) |
Population | |
• 2010 estimate | 8,249,574 (94th) |
• 2007 census | 7,529,403 |
• Density | 64/km2 (165.8/sq mi) (128th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate |
• Total | $40.983 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $4,959[2] |
GDP (nominal) | 2014 estimate |
• Total | $19.567 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $2,368[2] |
Gini (1992–2007) | 55.3[3] high inequality |
HDI (2013) | 0.617[4] medium (129th) |
Currency | Lempira (HNL) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
Drives on | right |
Calling code | +504 |
ISO 3166 code | HN |
Internet TLD | .hn |
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Population estimates 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, as of July 2007. |
- ^ Honduras. CIA – The World Factbook. Cia.gov. Retrieved on 28 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Honduras". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ 1992–2007: "Human Development Report 2009 – M Economy and inequality – Gini index". Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.