Honduras
Americas Β· Capital: Tegucigalpa
How it is run: Honduras is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Honduras is home to 11.0 million people in Central America, where people speak Spanish.
Numbers that tell a story π’
π₯ People
11.0 million people
That is 0.1% of everybody alive (counted in 2025).
πΊοΈ Land
112,492 kmΒ²
Roughly the size of Italy or the state of Arizona.
ποΈ How crowded
About 98 people per square kilometre β a comfortable mix of cities and open land.
π Size in its region
15th most people in Americas
18th largest by land in Americas.
π£οΈ Official languages
Spanish
π° Money
Honduran lempira (L)
Life here today π©Ί
These come from World Bank open data β the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
β€οΈ How long people live
73 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
πΌ Money made per person each year
about US$3,598
A lower-income country: money for schools, clinics and roads has to stretch a very long way.
π’ Living in cities
59.3% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
π Kids under 15
30.3% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details π§
π Phone code
+504
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
π Websites end in
.hn
π§ People here are called
Honduran
π·οΈ Name at home
Honduras
Also written: Republic of Honduras, RepΓΊblica de Honduras.
π Coast or inland
Has a coastline
ποΈ UN voting group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders π€
Honduras touches 3 neighbours by land. Neighbours share rivers, roads and usually a lot of trade.
Say its name around the world π£οΈ
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Spanish
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French
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Arabic
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Russian
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Portuguese
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German
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Put it in perspective π
- United States β the most populated country in Americas β has about 31.1Γ as many people as Honduras.
- Honduras covers roughly 1,071 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Honduras lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 5,503 km.
Fast facts π§
Fact of the day: Honduras sits in Central America, in the northern and western half of the globe.
π·οΈ Official name
Republic of Honduras
ποΈ Capital
Tegucigalpa
π Region
Americas Β· Central America
π€ Country code
HN
ποΈ UN status
UN member state
π© Independence
Independent country
More about Honduras π
π§ Where on the map
15.0Β° N, 86.5Β° W
π Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
π°οΈ Clock check
Roughly UTC-6 β when it is noon in London it is about 06:00 in Tegucigalpa.
- Honduras shares its part of the world with Panama. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- Honduras is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Honduras sits in Central America, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- Honduras lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
- The capital of Honduras is Tegucigalpa β that's where the country's big decisions get made.
Countries nearby π€
Talk about it π¬
- Honduras has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Honduras can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Honduras spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz π§ͺ
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Honduras?
Tegucigalpa
Which money do people spend in Honduras?
Honduran lempira (L)
How many countries share a land border with Honduras?
3 β Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua.
Roughly how many people live in Honduras?
11.0 million people
Keep researching π
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further β and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
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Official data & government sources ποΈ
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News & current policy π°
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