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Central America & Caribbean
Republic of Honduras
📍 Essential Info
CapitalTegucigalpa
TimezoneUTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Population9.5M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.hn
Internet Users58%
GDP per Capita$6,600
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Size Comparisonslightly larger than Tennessee
Climatesubtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Terrainmostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsMestizo (mixed Indigenous and European) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%
ReligionsEvangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
Median Age26.1 years
Life Expectancy73.1 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 15 September (1821)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook