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Honduras

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(hŏndʊr'Әs, –dyʊr'–; Span., ōndō'räs), officially Republic of Honduras, republic (2015 est. pop. 8,961,000), 43,277 sq mi (112,088 sq km), Central America. Second largest of the Central American countries, Honduras is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east and south by Nicaragua, on the southwest by El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by Guatemala. Tegucigalpa is the capital and chief commercial center. Over 80% of the land is mountainous; ranges extend from east to west at altitudes of 5,000 to 9,000 ft (1,520–2,740 m) and limit heavy rainfall to the north. In the east are the swamps and forests of the Mosquito Coast . Two river systems, the Patuca and the Ulúa, drain most of the north. The country's short stretch of southern coast on the Gulf of Fonseca, with San Lorenzo and the port of Henecán, is the sole Pacific outlet. Honduras has a tropical, rainy climate. The people, of whom about 90% are mestizo, are Spanish-speaking (indigenous dialects are…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Republic of Honduras is the second largest country in Central America. It has two coastlines. The N coast extends for about 600km [375mi] by the Caribbean; its deep offshore waters prompted the Spanish to name the country Honduras ('depths'). To the S it has a narrow 80km [50mi] long Pacific…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(hŏndʊr'Әs, –dyʊr'–; Span., ōndō'räs), officially Republic of Honduras, republic (2015 est. pop. 8,961,000), 43,277 sq mi (112,088 sq km), Central America. Second largest of the Central American countries, Honduras is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east and south by Nicaragua, on…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 8,448,465 ROMAN CATHOLIC 62 percent PROTESTANT 22 percent PENTECOSTAL 14 percent SPIRITIST 1 percent NONRELIGIOUS AND OTHER 1 percent Introduction The Republic of Honduras, which is home to a predominantly Christian population, is the second-largest country in Central America, behind its…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Republic of Honduras República de Honduras Political Status: Part of the independent Captaincy General of Guatemala, 1821; member of United Provinces of Central America, 1824–1838; separate republic established 1839; present constitution promulgated January 20, 1982, following a decade of military…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Republic of Honduras Political Status: Part of the independent Captaincy General of Guatemala, 1821; member of United Provinces of Central America, 1824–1838; separate republic established 1839; present constitution promulgated January 20, 1982, following a decade of military rule. Area: 43,277 sq. …
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A 2002 survey by Honduras’s National Statistics Institute (INE), supported by ILO-IPEC, estimated that 356,241 boys and girls between the ages of five and seventeen (15.4 percent of the population in that age-group), and 123,195 between the ages of five and fourteen, worked in economic activities in…
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From Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
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Honduras is located in the Central American isthmus. It is bordered on the west by Guatemala, on the south by El Salvador, and on the southeast by Nicaragua . It has a long coastline on the Caribbean Sea and includes in its national territory several islands in the Caribbean (the Bay Islands group). …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Honduras is one of the large countries of Central America whose weather and climate are described in more detail on the Panama pages. It is situated between 13° and 16°N, between Nicaragua to the south and Guatemala to the north. It has a western border with El Salvador and a very short coastline on…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Country, Central America . Area: 43,433 sq mi (112,492 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 8,724,000. Capital: Tegucigalpa . The great majority of the population are mestizos. Language: Spanish (official). Religion: Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic; also Protestant). Currency: Honduran…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
National name República de Honduras/Republic of Honduras Area 112,490 sq km/43,432sq mi Capital Tegucigalpa Language Spanish (official); English (widely spoken in business), Amerindian dialects Religion Roman Catholic 64%, Evangelical Protestant 23%, unaffiliated 10.5% Time difference GMT −6 Major…
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