Honduras - Tourism and Travel

The Republic of Honduras is located in Central America. It has a long coast along the Caribbean and a short coast along the Pacific.

Honduras has an area of 43,277 square miles (112.099 square kilometers).

The interior of Honduras is covered in mountains and forests.

The volcanic Sierra Madre Mountains, which begin in Mexico, run through Guatemala and then through Honduras. They continue southward to northern Nicaragua.

There are lowlands along the coasts of Honduras.

The country is hot and humid along the coasts and cooler and drier in the interior.

In the summer, there are heavy rains along the coasts.

The capital of Honduras is Tegucigalpa.

7,466,000 people live in Honduras, most of them in valleys in the center of the country.

90% of the people are mixed white and Native American.

Spanish is the official language. English Creole and Garifuna are also spoken.

Agriculture processing is the predominant economic activity.

The most important exports are bananas, coffee, shellfish and zinc.

Honduras has a presidential system of government.

The lempira, which is equal to 100 centavos, is the official currency.