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Central America and the Caribbean > Honduras > Geography

HONDURAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Tennessee
Area > Land 111,890 sq km Time series [99th of 238]
Area > Total 112,090 sq km Time series [107th of 250]
Capital city with population Tegucigalpa - 1,500,000
Climate
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Forested Land 48.1% [41st of 193]
Geographic coordinates 15 00 N, 86 30 W Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Guatemala 256 km, El Salvador 342 km, Nicaragua 922 km
Land use > Arable land 9.53% Time series [117th of 258]
Largest city Tegucigalpa
Largest city population 995,000 [86th of 174]
Largest city with population Tegucigalpa - 1,500,000
Location
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Natural resources
timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Population density 53.6 people per sqkm [137th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 64.39 people/m² Time series [117th of 204]
Precipitation 873 mm [42nd of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 112,090 km² Time series [101st of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Cerro Las Minas

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Honduras, Republic of Honduras, Republica de Honduras

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