Honduras - Wikipedia
Honduras, [a] officially the Republic of Honduras, [b] is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.
Honduras | History, Geography, & Culture - Britannica
3 days ago · Honduras, country of Central America situated between Guatemala and El Salvador to the west and Nicaragua to the south and east. The Caribbean Sea washes its northern coast, the Pacific Ocean its narrow coast to the south. Its area includes the offshore Caribbean department of the Bay Islands.
Honduras - The World Factbook
Honduras. Central America and the Caribbean. Page last updated: October 28, 2024. Photos of Honduras. view 7 photos. Introduction. Background. Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821.
Honduras Maps & Facts - World Atlas
Nov 28, 2023 · Honduras is a country located in Central America. It is positioned in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth. Honduras is bordered by Guatemala to the west; by El Salvador to the southwest; and by Nicaragua to the southeast.
Honduras | Culture, Facts & Travel - CountryReports
6 days ago · Honduras in depth country profile. Unique hard to find content on Honduras. Includes customs, culture, history, geography, economy current events, photos, video, and more.
Honduras - The World Factbook
Dec 6, 2023 · most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area
Honduras Country Profile - National Geographic Kids
Honduras is the second largest country in Central America, following Nicaragua. Honduras has four distinct regions: the central highlands, Pacific lowlands, eastern Caribbean lowlands,...
Honduras - The World Factbook
Dec 22, 2021 · Honduras. Central America. Page last updated: December 22, 2021. Photos of Honduras. View 8 Photos. Introduction. Background. Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982.
Honduras: Facts & Stats - Encyclopedia Britannica
Honduras, country of Central America, between Guatemala and El Salvador to the west and Nicaragua to the south and east. The Caribbean Sea washes its northern coast and the Pacific Ocean its short southern coast.
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Roughly triangular in shape, Honduras is the bend in Central America and has a 459-mile Caribbean coastline to the north and narrows in the south to 89 miles at the Gulf of Fonseca on the Pacific Ocean. It is bounded on the west by Guatemala, the southwest by El Salvador, and the east and southeast by Nicaragua.