Honduras
Republic of Honduras República de Honduras (Spanish) | |
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| Motto: Libre, Soberana e Independiente “Free, Sovereign and Independent” | |
| Anthem: Himno Nacional de Honduras “National Anthem of Honduras“ | |
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| Capital and largest city | Tegucigalpa 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Xiomara Castro | |
| Salvador Nasralla Doris Gutiérrez Renato Florentino | |
| Luis Redondo | |
| Legislature | National Congress |
| Independence | |
• Declaredb from Spain | 15 September 1821 |
• Declared from the First Mexican Empire | 1 July 1823 |
• Declared, as Honduras, from the Federal Republic of Central America | 5 November 1838 |
| Area | |
• Total | 112,492 km2 (43,433 sq mi) (101st) |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 9,571,352[3] (95th) |
• Density | 85/km2 (220.1/sq mi) (128th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  $69.8 billion[4] (108th) |
• Per capita | $6,769[4] (134th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $30.5 billion[4] (106th) |
• Per capita | $2,969[4] (135th) |
| Gini (2018) |  52.1[5]high |
| HDI (2021) |  0.621[6]medium · 137th |
| Currency | Lempira (HNL) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +504 |
| ISO 3166 code | HN |
| Internet TLD | .hn |
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Population estimates explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected, as of July 2007. | |
