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Honduras is a nation of northern Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala and El Salvador, to the south by Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. The nation of Belize (formerly "British Honduras") is some 75 km away across the Bay of Honduras at the two nation's closest points.


República de Honduras
( In Detail) ()
National motto:
Official language Spanish
Capital Tegucigalpa
Capital's coordinates 14° 6' N, 87° 13' W
President Ricardo MaduroRicardo Rodolfo Maduro Joest (born April 20, 1946 in Panama) is the president of Honduras. He took office on January 27, 2002. Maduro has three daughters that were born during a 25 year marriage. He also had a son, Ricardo Ernesto, 25, who was kidnapped o
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Ranked 101stHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies.

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Independence

 - Declared
 - Recognised

(from Spain)

  15 September 1821
  1823

Currency Lempira
Time zone UTC -6 ( DST, yes or not)
National anthem Tu bandera es un lampo de cielo
Internet TLD .HN
Calling Code 504




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