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Name:
Honduras
(long form) Republic of Honduras
Capital City:
Tegucigalpa (1,086,641 pop.)
(1,324,000 metro pop.)
Honduras Population:
7,616,000 (
2010 est.
)
World Populations
(all countries)
Currency:
Honduran Lempira (HNL)
(conversion rates)
One Honduran Lempira
Ethnicity:
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%
GDP total:
$33.77 billion
GDP per capita:
$4,200
Land Sizes
Language:
Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
Largest Cities:
(
by population
) Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Choloma, La Ceiba, El Progreso, Ciudad Choluteca
Name:
Honduras was named by Christopher Columbus. The name means "depths", in reference to the deep waters of the coast of Honduras.
Independence Day:
September 15
Religion:
Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
Symbols
Gumba Limba Park
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