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Honduras
Thirty-second orientation
Honduras at a glance
- Nationality / demonym
- noun: Honduran(s); adjective: Honduran
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
- Government
- presidential republic
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
- Languages
- Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
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Independently structured milestones · not a complete national history
Honduras through time
Admitted to the United Nations
Honduras became a member of the United Nations.
United Nations, Member States · source checked 2026-09-04
Source history · changed fields only
Changes since the final CIA profile
| Field | Maintained Almanac value | Final CIA profile |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,005,850World Bank, World Development Indicators · observation year 2025 | total: 9,529,188 (2024 est.) male: 4,591,247 female: 4,937,941CIA World Factbook · as of 2026-01-06 |
A difference may reflect a newer observation, a revised estimate, or a different source definition. This table reports the values and dates; it does not manufacture a trend.
World Development Indicators · latest available observation
People, economy, and access
Observation years vary by measure. Each row identifies the series and year instead of presenting unlike dates as one current snapshot.
- Gross domestic product
- $39.6 billion
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Underlying providers: National statistical authorities, central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Gross domestic product per person
- $3,598
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Underlying providers: National statistical authorities, central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Life expectancy at birth
- 73.0 years
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Urban population
- 59.3%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Access to electricity
- 95.5%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Underlying providers: World Bank ESMAP, Tracking SDG 7. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- People using the internet
- 58.6%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Underlying providers: International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
World Development Indicators data are provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The linked indicator metadata identifies the underlying statistical providers.
Maintained profile
- Capital
- Tegucigalpa
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · The nation set and displayed federal short name follow the current State Department independent-states register, dated August 11, 2026.
- Area
- 112,090 sq km
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- Population
- 11,005,850
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Currency
- lempiras (HNL)
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · Currency label extracted from the Factbook exchange-rate field.
- Languages
- Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
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- Nationality / demonym
- noun: Honduran(s); adjective: Honduran
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- Continent
- North America
- CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · Continental label standardized from the archived profile region “Central America and the Caribbean.”
- Coastline
- 823 km (Caribbean Sea 669 km; Gulf of Fonseca 163 km)
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- Climate
- subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
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- Religions
- Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
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- Flag colors
- blue, white
- CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · Colors extracted from the flag description in the preserved final CIA profile.
- National symbol
- scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer
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- Highest point
- Cerro Las Minas · 9,416 ft (2,870 m)
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- Lowest point
- Caribbean Sea · 0 ft (0 m)
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- NATO membership
- Not a member
- NATO, What is NATO? · Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.
- BRICS membership
- Not a member
- BRICS Brazil, About the BRICS · Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.
Preserved public-domain record · not maintained current data
Final CIA World Factbook profile
This is the preserved historical baseline from the Factbook’s final public snapshot. It is presented as the CIA stated it, not as a current Standard American Almanac finding. Current, independently maintained facts appear above when available.
CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · profile updated · pinned source record · commit d81154954b8b
Introduction1 fields
- 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. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. Hurricane Mitch devastated the country in 1998, killing about 5,600 people and causing approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded, despite COVID-19 and severe storm-related setbacks in 2020 and 2021.
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Geography18 fields
- 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
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- Map references
- Central America and the Caribbean
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- Area
- total : 112,090 sq km land: 111,890 sq km water: 200 sq km
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- Area - comparative
- slightly larger than Tennessee
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- Land boundaries
- total: 1,575 km border countries (3): Guatemala 244 km; El Salvador 391 km; Nicaragua 940 km
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- Coastline
- 823 km (Caribbean Sea 669 km; Gulf of Fonseca 163 km)
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- Maritime claims
- territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
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- Climate
- subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
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- Terrain
- mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
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- Elevation
- highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 684 m
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- Natural resources
- timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
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- Land use
- agricultural land: 32% (2023 est.) arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.) forest: 53.3% (2023 est.) other: 14.8% (2023 est.)
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- Major lakes (area sq km)
- salt water lake(s): Laguna de Caratasca - 1,110 sq km
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- Population distribution
- most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation 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
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- Natural hazards
- frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
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- Geography - note
- has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast
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People and Society36 fields
- Population
- total: 9,529,188 (2024 est.) male: 4,591,247 female: 4,937,941
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- Nationality
- noun: Honduran(s) adjective: Honduran
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- Ethnic groups
- Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and European) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%
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- Languages
- Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
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- Religions
- Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
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- Age structure
- 0-14 years: 28.7% (male 1,378,026/female 1,353,238) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2,980,393/female 3,282,159) 65 years and over: 5.6% (2024 est.) (male 232,828/female 302,544)
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- Dependency ratios
- total dependency ratio: 52.2 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 43.6 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 8.5 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 11.7 (2024 est.)
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- Median age
- total: 26.1 years (2025 est.) male: 24.8 years female: 26.6 years
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- Birth rate
- 19.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Death rate
- 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Net migration rate
- -2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Population distribution
- most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation 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
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- Urbanization
- urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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- Major urban areas - population
- 1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023)
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- Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
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- Mother's mean age at first birth
- 20.3 years (2011/12 est.) note: data represents median age a first birth among women 25-49
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- Maternal mortality ratio
- 47 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
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- Infant mortality rate
- total: 15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) male: 17.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.2 deaths/1,000 live births
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- Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 73.1 years (2024 est.) male: 69.6 years female: 76.8 years
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- Total fertility rate
- 2.29 children born/woman (2025 est.)
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- Drinking water source
- urban: 99.2% of population (2022 est.) rural: 90.8% of population (2022 est.) total: 95.8% of population (2022 est.) urban: 0.8% of population (2022 est.) rural: 9.2% of population (2022 est.) total: 4.2% of population (2022 est.)
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- Health expenditure
- 9.2% of GDP (2021) 14.2% of national budget (2022 est.)
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- Physician density
- 0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
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- Hospital bed density
- 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
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- Sanitation facility access
- urban: 96.6% of population (2022 est.) rural: 88.1% of population (2022 est.) total: 93.2% of population (2022 est.) urban: 3.4% of population (2022 est.) rural: 11.9% of population (2022 est.) total: 6.8% of population (2022 est.)
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- Alcohol consumption per capita
- total: 2.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) beer: 1.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) wine: 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) spirits: 1.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
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- Tobacco use
- total: 11.9% (2025 est.) male: 22.2% (2025 est.) female: 1.6% (2025 est.)
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- Children under the age of 5 years underweight
- 7.1% (2019 est.)
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- Currently married women (ages 15-49)
- 54.4% (2019 est.)
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- Child marriage
- women married by age 15: 9.2% (2019) women married by age 18: 34% (2019) men married by age 18: 10% (2019)
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- Education expenditure
- 4.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 23.2% national budget (2018 est.)
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- Literacy
- total population: 88.2% (2024 est.) male: 87.6% (2024 est.) female: 88.8% (2024 est.)
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- School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
- total: 10 years (2019 est.) male: 9 years (2019 est.) female: 10 years (2019 est.)
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Environment10 fields
- Environmental issues
- deforestation from logging and agricultural clearing; land degradation and soil erosion from overdevelopment and improper land use practices; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water) and other rivers and streams
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- International environmental agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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- Climate
- subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
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- Land use
- agricultural land: 32% (2023 est.) arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.) forest: 53.3% (2023 est.) other: 14.8% (2023 est.)
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- Urbanization
- urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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- Carbon dioxide emissions
- 10.534 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from coal and metallurgical coke: 324,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 10.21 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
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- Particulate matter emissions
- 19.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
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- Waste and recycling
- municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.162 million tons (2024 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.3% (2022 est.)
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- Total water withdrawal
- municipal: 315 million cubic meters (2022 est.) industrial: 114 million cubic meters (2022 est.) agricultural: 1.178 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
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- Total renewable water resources
- 92.164 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
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Government23 fields
- Country name
- conventional long form: Republic of Honduras conventional short form: Honduras local long form: República de Honduras local short form: Honduras etymology: the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo
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- Capital
- name: Tegucigalpa geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) etymology: the name is a Nahuatl word meaning "silver mountain," probably referring to nearby silver mines note: the Honduran constitution states that Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela jointly constitute the capital of Honduras, but virtually all governmental institutions are on the Tegucigalpa side
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- Administrative divisions
- 18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlántida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibucá, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro
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- Constitution
- history: several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982 amendment process: proposed by the National Congress with at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Congress in its next annual session; constitutional articles, such as the form of government, national sovereignty, the presidential term, and the procedure for amending the constitution, cannot be amended
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- International law organization participation
- accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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- Citizenship
- citizenship by birth: yes citizenship by descent only: yes dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 1 to 3 years
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- Suffrage
- 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
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- Executive branch
- chief of state: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022) head of government: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president election/appointment process: president directly elected by simple-majority popular vote for a 4-year term most recent election date: 30 November 2025 election results: 2025: Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah elected president; percent of vote - Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 40.3%, Salvador NASRALLA (PL) 39.5%, Rixi Ramona MONCADA Godoy (LIBRE) 19.2%; note - ASFURA will take office 27 January 2026 2021: Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya elected president; percent of vote - Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (LIBRE) 51.1%, Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 36.9%, Yani Benjamin ROSENTHAL Hidalgo (PL) 10%, other 2% 2017: Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 43%, Salvador NASRALLA (Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura) 41.4%, Luis Orlando ZELAYA Medrano (PL) 14.7%, other 0.9% expected date of next election: 25 November 2029 note: the president is both chief of state and head of government
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- Legislative branch
- legislature name: National Congress (Congreso Nacional) legislative structure: unicameral number of seats: 128 (all directly elected) electoral system: proportional representation scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 4 years most recent election date: 11/30/2025 parties elected and seats per party: Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) (50); National Party (PN) (44); Liberal Party (PL) (22); Salvador de Honduras Party (PSH) (10); Other (2) percentage of women in chamber: 27.3% expected date of next election: November 2029
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- Judicial branch
- highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers) judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace note: the Supreme Court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
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- Political parties
- Anti-Corruption Party or PAC Christian Democratic Party or DC Democratic Liberation of Honduras or Liderh Democratic Unification Party or UD The Front or El Frente Honduran Patriotic Alliance or AP Innovation and Unity Party or PINU Liberal Party or PL Liberty and Refoundation Party or LIBRE National Party of Honduras or PNH New Route or NR Opposition Alliance against the Dictatorship or Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura (electoral coalition) Savior Party of Honduras or PSH Vamos or Let’s Go We Are All Honduras (Todos Somos Honduras) or TSH
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- Diplomatic representation in the US
- chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Leonardo VALENZUELA NEDA (since 10 June 2025) chancery: 1220 19th Street NW, Suite #320, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: [1] (202) 966-7702 FAX: [1] (202) 966-9751 email address and website: info@wadchn.com https://hondurasembusa.org/ consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte (NC), Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Seattle
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- Diplomatic representation from the US
- chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Colleen Anne HOEY (since 23 June 2025) embassy: Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa M.D.C. mailing address: 3480 Tegucigalpa Place, Washington DC 20521-3480 telephone: [504] 2236-9320, FAX: [504] 2236-9037 email address and website: usahonduras@state.gov https://hn.usembassy.gov/
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- International organization participation
- ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC (suspended), IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNHRC, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO (suspended), WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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- National holiday
- Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
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- Flag
- description: three equal horizontal bands of cerulean blue (top), white, and cerulean blue, with five five-pointed cerulean stars arranged in an "X" pattern and centered in the white band meaning: the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and white for the land and the people's peace and prosperity note: similar to the flag of El Salvador, which has a round emblem surrounded by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a triangle with the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA above and AMERICA CENTRAL below
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- National symbol(s)
- scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer
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- National anthem(s)
- title: "Himno Nacional de Honduras" (National Anthem of Honduras) lyrics/music: Augusto Constancio COELLO/Carlos HARTLING history: adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions, only the chorus and last verse are sung
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- National heritage
- total World Heritage Sites: 2 (1 cultural, 1 natural) selected World Heritage Site locales: Maya Site of Copan (c); Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (n)
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Economy32 fields
- Economic overview
- second-fastest-growing Central American economy; COVID-19 and two hurricanes crippled activity; high poverty and inequality; declining-but-still-high violent crime disruption; systemic corruption; coffee and banana exporter; enormous remittances
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- Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
- $71.297 billion (2024 est.) $68.85 billion (2023 est.) $66.473 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
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- Real GDP growth rate
- 3.6% (2024 est.) 3.6% (2023 est.) 4.1% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
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- Real GDP per capita
- $6,600 (2024 est.) $6,500 (2023 est.) $6,400 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
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- GDP (official exchange rate)
- $37.094 billion (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
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- Inflation rate (consumer prices)
- 4.6% (2024 est.) 6.7% (2023 est.) 9.1% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices
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- GDP - composition, by sector of origin
- agriculture: 11.2% (2024 est.) industry: 26.1% (2024 est.) services: 58.4% (2024 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
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- GDP - composition, by end use
- household consumption: 86% (2024 est.) government consumption: 15.5% (2024 est.) investment in fixed capital: 23.9% (2024 est.) investment in inventories: -1.4% (2024 est.) exports of goods and services: 33.5% (2024 est.) imports of goods and services: -57.6% (2024 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
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- Agricultural products
- sugarcane, oil palm fruit, maize, milk, bananas, coffee, cantaloupes/melons, oranges, chicken, beans (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
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- Industries
- sugar processing, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars
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- Industrial production growth rate
- 0.8% (2024 est.) note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
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- Labor force
- 4.296 million (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
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- Unemployment rate
- 6.1% (2024 est.) 6.1% (2023 est.) 8.8% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
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- Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
- total: 10.5% (2024 est.) male: 7.9% (2024 est.) female: 15.9% (2024 est.) note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Population below poverty line
- 64.1% (2023 est.) note: % of population with income below national poverty line
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- Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
- 46.8 (2023 est.) note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
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- Average household expenditures
- on food: 31.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.) on alcohol and tobacco: 4.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
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- Household income or consumption by percentage share
- lowest 10%: 1.1% (2023 est.) highest 10%: 33% (2023 est.) note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
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- Remittances
- 25.7% of GDP (2024 est.) 26.1% of GDP (2023 est.) 27% of GDP (2022 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
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- Budget
- revenues: $5.333 billion (2020 est.) expenditures: $6.391 billion (2020 est.) note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Taxes and other revenues
- 15.1% (of GDP) (2020 est.) note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Current account balance
- -$1.711 billion (2024 est.) -$1.368 billion (2023 est.) -$2.157 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Exports
- $9.352 billion (2024 est.) $9.805 billion (2023 est.) $9.51 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Exports - partners
- USA 49%, Nicaragua 8%, El Salvador 7%, Guatemala 5%, Mexico 5% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
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- Exports - commodities
- garments, coffee, insulated wire, palm oil, shellfish (2023) note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
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- Imports
- $18.235 billion (2024 est.) $17.926 billion (2023 est.) $18.101 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Imports - partners
- USA 36%, China 14%, Guatemala 8%, Mexico 6%, El Salvador 6% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Imports - commodities
- refined petroleum, cotton yarn, garments, trucks, packaged medicine (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
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- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
- $8.036 billion (2024 est.) $7.543 billion (2023 est.) $8.41 billion (2022 est.) note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Debt - external
- $7.785 billion (2023 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
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- Exchange rates
- lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - 24.799 (2024 est.) 24.602 (2023 est.) 24.486 (2022 est.) 24.017 (2021 est.) 24.582 (2020 est.)
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Energy6 fields
- Electricity access
- electrification - total population: 94.4% (2022 est.) electrification - urban areas: 100% electrification - rural areas: 86.8%
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- Electricity
- installed generating capacity: 3.334 million kW (2023 est.) consumption: 8.303 billion kWh (2023 est.) exports: 4 million kWh (2023 est.) imports: 214.601 million kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 3.617 billion kWh (2023 est.)
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- Electricity generation sources
- fossil fuels: 38.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 8.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) wind: 5.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) hydroelectricity: 33.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) geothermal: 3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) biomass and waste: 10.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Coal
- consumption: 144,000 metric tons (2023 est.) imports: 148,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
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- Petroleum
- total petroleum production: 20 bbl/day (2023 est.) refined petroleum consumption: 71,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Energy consumption per capita
- 16.642 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
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Communications6 fields
- Telephones - fixed lines
- total subscriptions: 444,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)
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- Telephones - mobile cellular
- total subscriptions: 7.92 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 76 (2022 est.)
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- Broadcast media
- multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by multiple cable TV networks; Radio Honduras is the state-owned radio network; roughly 300 privately owned radio stations (2019)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Internet users
- percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)
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- Broadband - fixed subscriptions
- total: 476,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)
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Transportation6 fields
- Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
- HR
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- Railways
- total: 699 km (2014) narrow gauge: 164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge 115 km 1.057-mm gauge 420 km 0.914-mm gauge
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- Merchant marine
- total: 489 (2023) by type: general cargo 233, oil tanker 82, other 174
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- Ports
- total ports: 8 (2024) large: 0 medium: 0 small: 1 very small: 7 ports with oil terminals: 3 key ports: Coxen Hole, La Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, Puerto de Hencan, Puerto Este, Tela, Trujillo
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Military and Security6 fields
- Military and security forces
- Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Hondurena, FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Military Police of Public Order (Policía Militar del Orden Público or PMOP) (2025) note 1: the National Police of Honduras (Policía Nacional de Honduras, PNH) are under the Secretariat of Security and responsible for internal security; some larger cities have police forces that operate independently of the national police and report to municipal authorities note 2: the PMOP supports the PNH against narcotics trafficking and organized crime; it is subordinate to the Secretariat of Defense/FFAA, but conducts operations sanctioned by civilian security officials as well as by military leaders note 3: the National Interinstitutional Security Force is an interagency command that coordinates the overlapping responsibilities of the HNP, PMOP, and other security organizations such as the National Intelligence Directorate and the Public Ministry (public prosecutor), but exercises coordination, command, and control responsibilities only during interagency operations involving those forces
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Military expenditures
- 1.5% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.4% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
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- Military and security service personnel strengths
- approximately 15,000 active Honduran Armed Forces (2025)
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- Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
- the FFAA's inventory is comprised of a mix of older or secondhand and limited amounts of more modern equipment; its main supplier is the US; other suppliers include Colombia, Israel, the Netherlands, and the UK (2025)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Military service age and obligation
- 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24–36 month service obligation; no conscription (2026)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Military - note
- the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) are responsible for maintaining the country’s territory, defending its sovereignty, providing emergency/humanitarian assistance, and supporting the National Police (PNH); the FFAA’s primary focus is internal and border security, and since 2011 a considerable portion of it has been deployed to support the PNH in combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime; military support to domestic security included the creation of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) in 2013 to provide security in areas controlled by street gangs to combat crime and make arrests; the FFAA, including the PMOP, cooperates with the militaries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua on border security the FFAA has received military equipment, training, humanitarian, and technical assistance from the US military; the US military maintains a joint service task force co-located with the FFAA at Soto Cano Air Base (2025)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
Terrorism1 fields
Transnational Issues2 fields
- Refugees and internally displaced persons
- refugees: 341 (2024 est.) IDPs: 100,637 (2024 est.)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
- Illicit drugs
- USG identification: major illicit drug-producing and/or drug-transit country major precursor-chemical producer (2025)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · as of · source
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