Honduras Geography

Country Name: Republic of Honduras

Capital City: Tegucigalpa

Population: 7483763

Population Growth: 2.091% (2007 est.)

Currency: lempira (HNL)

Languages: Spanish, Amerindian dialects

Area:

Inflation Rate: 5.7% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 27.9% (2006)

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GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF HONDURAS

Location:

Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua

Geographic Co-ordinates:

15 00 N, 86 30 W

Area - total:

112,090 sq km

Area - total:

112,090 sq km

Area - land:

111,890 sq km

Area - water:

200 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,520 km

Border Countries:

Guatemala 256 km, El Salvador 342 km, Nicaragua 922 km

Terrain:

mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains

Elevation - highest point:

Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Caribbean Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower

Arable Land:

9.53%

Permanent Crops:

3.21%

Other Land Use:

87.26% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast