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

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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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