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Country Guide > Central America > Honduras | |
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General Information Area 112,492 sq km (43,433 sq miles).
Population 6,535,344 (official estimate 2001). Population Density 58.1 per sq km. Capital Tegucigalpa. Population: 1,089,200 (official estimate 2001). Geography Honduras shares borders in the southeast with Nicaragua, in the west with Guatemala, and in the southwest with El Salvador. To the north lies the Caribbean and to the south the Pacific Ocean. The interior of the country comprises a central mountain system running from east to west, cut by rivers flowing into both the Caribbean and Pacific. The lowlands in the south form a plain along the Pacific coast. The Gulf of Fonseca in the southwest contains many islands which have volcanic peaks. The large fertile valleys of the northern Caribbean lowlands are cultivated with banana plantations. However, large areas of land in Honduras are unsuitable for cultivation. The majority of the population lives in the western half of the country, while the second-largest concentration of people is in the Cortés area which extends northwards from Lake Yojoa towards the Caribbean. Government Republic. Head of State and Government: President Ricardo Maduro since 2002. Language The official language is Spanish. English is widely spoken by the West Indian settlers in the north and on the Bay Islands off the Caribbean coast. Religion Roman Catholic majority. Time GMT - 6. Electricity 110/120/220 volts AC, 60Hz. Communications Telephone IDD is available. Country code: 504. Outgoing international code: 00. Mobile telephone GSM 850/1900 networks are available. Celtel is the main network provider (website: www.celtel.net). Alo is another (website: www.alo.hn). Fax Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones (HONDUTEL) offers a service. Internet ISPs include NetSys (website: www.netsys.hn). Internet cafes exist in major towns. Telegram Ordinary and letter telegrams (minimum 22 words) may be sent. Post Airmail to Western Europe takes between four and seven days. Post office hours: Mon-Sat 0800-1200 and 1400-1800. Press Daily newspapers are in Spanish, and include El Heraldo, La Prensa, El Tiempo and La Tribuna. The weekly Honduras This Week is published in English. Radio BBC World Service (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice) and Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov) can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online. |
