Outline of Honduras

The Flag of Honduras		The Coat of arms of Honduras

The location of Honduras

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See also: Index of Honduras-related articles and List of Honduras-related topics

The Republic of Honduras is a sovereign country located in Central America.^[1] Honduras was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras (now Belize).^[2] The country 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.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Honduras:

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Honduras

• Pronunciation: /hɒnˈdjʊərəs/
• Common English country name: Honduras
• Official English country name: The Republic of Honduras
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival: Honduran
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Honduras
• International rankings of Honduras
• ISO country codes: HN, HND, 340
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:HN
• Internet country code top-level domain: .hn

Geography of Honduras

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Main article: Geography of Honduras

• Honduras is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Middle America
          • Central America
  • Time zone: Central Standard Time (UTC-06)
  • Extreme points of Honduras
    • High: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m (9,416 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea and North Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,520 km

 Nicaragua 922 km

 El Salvador 342 km

 Guatemala 256 km

• Coastline: 820 km

• Population of Honduras: 7,106,000 - 97th most populous country
• Area of Honduras: 112,492 km²
• Atlas of Honduras

Environment of Honduras

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Main article: Environment of Honduras

• Climate of Honduras
• Deforestation in Central America
• Environmental issues in Honduras
• Ecoregions in Honduras
• Renewable energy in Honduras
• Geology of Honduras
• Protected areas of Honduras
  • Biosphere reserves in Honduras
  • National parks of Honduras
• Wildlife of Honduras
  • Flora of Honduras
  • Fauna of Honduras
    • Birds of Honduras
    • Mammals of Honduras

Natural geographic features of Honduras

Main article: Landforms of Honduras

• Fjords of Honduras
• Islands of Honduras
• Lakes of Honduras
• Mountains of Honduras
  • Volcanoes in Honduras
• Rivers of Honduras
  • Waterfalls of Honduras
• Valleys of Honduras
• World Heritage Sites in Honduras

Regions of Honduras

Main article: Regions of Honduras

Ecoregions of Honduras

Main article: Ecoregions in Honduras

Administrative divisions of Honduras

Main article: Administrative divisions of Honduras

• Departments of Honduras
  • • Municipalities of Honduras

Departments of Honduras

Main article: Departments of Honduras

Municipalities of Honduras

Main article: Municipalities of Honduras

• Cities of Honduras
• Capital of Honduras: Tegucigalpa

Demography of Honduras

Main article: Demographics of Honduras

Government and politics of Honduras

Main article: Government of Honduras and Politics of Honduras

• Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Honduras: Tegucigalpa

• Elections in Honduras

• Political parties in Honduras
• Political scandals of Honduras
• Taxation in Honduras

Branches of the government of Honduras

Main article: Government of Honduras

Executive branch of the government of Honduras

• Head of state and Head of government: President of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo Sosa
• Cabinet of Honduras

Legislative branch of the government of Honduras

• National Congress of Honduras (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Honduras

Main article: Politics of Honduras#Judicial branch

• Supreme Court of Honduras

Foreign relations of Honduras

Main article: Foreign relations of Honduras

• Diplomatic missions in Honduras
• Diplomatic missions of Honduras

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of Honduras

The Republic of Honduras is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) Central American Common Market (CACM) Central American Integration System (SICA) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (observer) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Rio Group (RG) Unión Latina United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Honduras

Main article: Law of Honduras

• Capital punishment in Honduras
• Constitution of Honduras
• Crime in Honduras
• Human rights in Honduras
  • LGBT rights in Honduras
  • Freedom of religion in Honduras
• Law enforcement in Honduras

Military of Honduras

Main article: Military of Honduras

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Romeo Vásquez Velásquez
    • Ministry of Defence of Honduras
      • Minister of Defence of Honduras: Angel Edmundo Orellana Mercado
• Forces
  • Army of Honduras
  • Honduran Navy
  • Honduran Air Force
• Military history of Honduras
• Military ranks of Honduras

Local government in Honduras

Main article: Departments of Honduras

History of Honduras

Main article: History of Honduras, Timeline of the history of Honduras, and Current events of Honduras

• Economic history of Honduras
• Military history of Honduras

Culture of Honduras

Main article: Culture of Honduras

• Architecture of Honduras
• Cuisine of Honduras
• Ethnic minorities in Honduras
• Festivals in Honduras
• Humor in Honduras
• Languages of Honduras
• Media in Honduras
• National symbols of Honduras
  • Coat of arms of Honduras
  • Flag of Honduras
  • National anthem of Honduras
• People of Honduras
• Prostitution in Honduras
• Public holidays in Honduras
• Records of Honduras
• Religion in Honduras
  • Buddhism in Honduras
  • Christianity in Honduras
  • Hinduism in Honduras
  • Islam in Honduras
  • Judaism in Honduras
  • Sikhism in Honduras
• World Heritage Sites in Honduras

Art in Honduras

• Art in Honduras
• Cinema of Honduras
• Literature of Honduras
• Music of Honduras
• Television in Honduras
• Theatre in Honduras

Sports in Honduras

Main article: Sports in Honduras

• Football in Honduras
• Honduras at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Honduras

Main article: Economy of Honduras

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 107th (one hundred and seventh)

• Agriculture in Honduras
• Banking in Honduras
  • National Bank of Honduras
• Communications in Honduras
• Companies of Honduras

• Currency of Honduras: Lempira
  • ISO 4217: HNL

• Economic history of Honduras
• Energy policy of Honduras
• Mining in Honduras
• Oil industry in Honduras
• Tourism in Honduras
• Transport in Honduras

• Honduras Stock Exchange

Education in Honduras

Main article: Education in Honduras

Infrastructure of Honduras

• Communications in Honduras
  • Internet in Honduras
• Energy in Honduras
• Health care in Honduras
• Transportation in Honduras
  • Airports in Honduras
  • Rail transport in Honduras
  • Roads in Honduras
• Water supply and sanitation in Honduras

See also

Latin America portal

Main article: Honduras

• Index of Honduras-related articles
• List of Honduras-related topics
• All pages beginning with "Honduras"
• All pages beginning with "Honduran"
• All pages with titles containing "Honduras"
• All pages with titles containing "Honduran"
• Outline of Central America
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Honduras". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 6, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ho.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ Environmental - Archeological Investigations in the Bay Islands, Spanish Honduras

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Honduras

• Government of Honduras (Spanish)
• Honduran Biodiversity Database
• Outline of Honduras at the Open Directory Project
• Honduras travel guide from Wikitravel
• Honduras, an external wiki
• Humanitarian Aid in Honduras
• Universidad de San Pedro Sula