Capital: Tegucigalpa.
Official Language: Spanish.
Area: 43,277 sq. mi. (112,088 sq. km). Greatest
distances--east-west, 405 mi. (652 km); north-south, 240 mi. (386
km). Coastlines--Caribbean, 382 mi. (615 km); Pacific, 48 mi. (77
km).
Elevation: Highest--Cerro Las Minas, 9,347 ft. (2,849 m) above sea
level. Lowest--sea level along the coasts.
Population: Estimated 1996 population--6,132,000; density, 142
persons per sq. mi. (55 per sq. km); distribution, 52 percent
rural, 48 percent urban. 1988 census--4,248,561. Estimated 2001
population--7,016,000.
Chief Products: Agriculture--bananas, beans, beef and dairy cattle,
coffee, corn, cotton, milk, sugar cane, rice, tobacco.
Manufacturing--clothing and textiles, cigarettes, lumber, processed
foods and beverages. Mining--lead, silver, zinc.
National Holiday: Independence Day, September 15.
National Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Honduras" ("National Hymn of
Honduras").
Money: Basic unit--lempira. One hundred centavos equal one lempira.
For the price of the lempira in U.S. dollars, see MONEY (Table:
Exchange Rates).
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