Honduras - Wikipedia
WEBHonduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.
Honduras | History, Geography, & Culture | Britannica
WEBMay 25, 2024 · Honduras, country of Central America, between Guatemala and El Salvador to the west and Nicaragua to the south and east. The Caribbean Sea washes its northern coast and the Pacific Ocean its short southern coast. Its area includes the Bay Islands offshore in the Caribbean. The capital is Tegucigalpa (with Comayaguela).
Honduras country profile - BBC News
WEBMar 31, 2023 · Honduras country profile. 31 March 2023. Honduras has a long history of military rule, corruption, poverty and crime which have left it one of the least developed and most unstable countries in...
Honduras - World Factbook Glyph
WEBHonduras' population growth rate has slowed since the 1990s and is now 1.2% annually with a birth rate that averages 2.1 children per woman and more among rural, indigenous, and poor women. Honduras' young adult population - ages 15 to 29 - is projected to continue growing rapidly for the next three decades and then stabilize or slowly shrink.
Honduras Maps & Facts - World Atlas
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Where is Honduras? Honduras is a country located in Central America. It is positioned in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth. Honduras is bordered by Guatemala to the west; by El Salvador to the southwest; and by Nicaragua to the southeast.
Honduras Facts | Britannica
WEBHonduras, country of Central America, between Guatemala and El Salvador to the west and Nicaragua to the south and east. The Caribbean Sea washes its northern coast and the Pacific Ocean its short southern coast. Its area includes the Bay Islands offshore in the Caribbean. The capital is Tegucigalpa (with Comayaguela).
Honduras travel - Lonely Planet | Central America
WEBHonduras. Central America. White beaches fringed by the world's second-largest barrier reef, jungle-covered mountains cut by raftable white-water rivers and home to an astounding number of bird species, exquisite Maya ruins, colonial, cobblestone villages, fresh seafood grilled on the beachâ ¦Yes, all this is found in Honduras, a country ...
Honduras - The World Factbook
WEBDec 22, 2021 · Background. Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government …
Honduras profile - Timeline - BBC News
WEBMay 16, 2018 · 1821 - Honduras gains independence from Spain but becomes part of Mexico. 1823 - Honduras joins the United Provinces of Central America, which also include Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and ...
10 best places to visit in Honduras - Lonely Planet
WEBJan 2, 2024 · Honduras has so much to see that the choices can feel overwhelming. You can hike through tropical rainforests, cloud forests and mountains, paddle around mangrove swamps, rivers and lakes, or visit Maya archaeological sites …