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North America / Central America · Card 022

Honduras

Honduras is a country in Central America. Its capital is Tegucigalpa.

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At a glance

Capital: Tegucigalpa
Language guide: Languages spoken & official status
Currency: Honduran lempira (HNL)
Population: 11.0 million2025 · World Bank
Area: 112,492 km²43,433.39 square miles
Independence: 1821from Spain

Honduras in context

North America and its surrounding regions. The dot marks Tegucigalpa; the mapped territory is highlighted in gold.

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Geography & environment

Landscape

Honduras has a mountainous interior, Caribbean lowlands and a smaller Pacific coastal area around the Gulf of Fonseca. Valleys separate upland ranges and provide important routes for settlement and transport. The east includes extensive tropical lowlands.

Pico Bonito rises steeply behind the northern coastal plain. Offshore islands such as Roatán have reefs and coastal environments quite different from the mainland interior. The country therefore combines mountain, lowland forest and marine landscapes.

Climate & seasons

The lowlands are warm, while the mountainous interior is cooler. Rainfall varies between the Caribbean coast, interior valleys and southern areas.

Rainfall & habitats

Caribbean-facing slopes are generally wetter than some interior valleys. Forests, rivers, wetlands and reefs support different habitats. Heavy rain and tropical storms can connect inland erosion with flooding and sediment along the coast.

Flag

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

Sources: CIA World Factbook · archived profile

Landscapes & nature

Languages

Public and official use

Spanish is the official language and the principal language of national public life.

Community and regional languages

Garifuna, Miskitu, Pech, Tawahka and other Indigenous or Afro-Indigenous languages are also spoken. English-based Creole varieties are important in the Bay Islands. The mainland and island language landscapes are therefore not identical.

Sources: CIA World Factbook · archived profile

History & independence

Honduras declared independence from Spain in 1821 and later became a separate republic after the Central American federation broke apart. Military governments dominated much of the twentieth century. Civilian constitutional government resumed in 1982. Hurricane Mitch caused extensive destruction in 1998.

1821
Independence from Spain
1982
Civilian constitutional government resumes
1998
Hurricane Mitch causes extensive destruction

Sources: CIA World Factbook · archived profile

Economy

Main activities

Agriculture, apparel manufacturing, trade and services are important activities. Coffee, bananas and other farm products contribute to exports, while remittances support households. The economy is vulnerable to storms and shifts in overseas demand.

Industry and production

sugar processing, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars

Sources: CIA World Factbook · archived profile

Population & economic trends

Dated World Bank observations. Population uses selected years; real GDP uses all available annual observations.

Population, 1970–2025

Millions of people

11.02025 · millions of people

Population estimates may be revised. Selected years are shown.

Sources: World Bank · Population

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Population: source values and plotted units
Year	People	Millions of people
1970	2,750,715	2.751
1980	3,727,173	3.727
1990	4,980,488	4.980
2000	6,577,773	6.578
2010	8,365,878	8.366
2020	10,119,640	10.120
2025	11,005,850	11.006

Real GDP, 1990–2025

Billions of constant 2015 US dollars

28.92025 · billions of constant 2015 US dollars

Constant prices adjust for inflation. This is total economic output, not current-dollar GDP or income per person. Missing years are left as gaps.

Sources: World Bank · Real GDP

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Real GDP: source values and plotted units
Year	Constant 2015 US$	Billions of constant 2015 US dollars
1990	2,280,969,074	2.281
1991	2,875,090,821	2.875
1992	3,134,862,036	3.135
1993	3,562,368,637	3.562
1994	4,596,133,116	4.596
1995	5,730,204,275	5.730
1996	7,045,709,681	7.046
1997	8,625,903,502	8.626
1998	9,624,452,408	9.624
1999	10,738,565,558	10.739
2000	11,770,779,975	11.771
2001	12,091,321,063	12.091
2002	12,545,270,108	12.545
2003	13,115,708,313	13.116
2004	13,933,118,991	13.933
2005	14,776,156,180	14.776
2006	15,746,542,344	15.747
2007	16,720,989,902	16.721
2008	17,428,555,329	17.429
2009	17,004,757,718	17.005
2010	17,639,229,094	17.639
2011	18,315,815,357	18.316
2012	19,072,018,182	19.072
2013	19,604,424,966	19.604
2014	20,203,944,076	20.204
2015	20,979,791,685	20.980
2016	21,796,529,143	21.797
2017	22,852,116,285	22.852
2018	23,730,778,961	23.731
2019	24,338,200,129	24.338
2020	22,156,260,474	22.156
2021	24,940,257,610	24.940
2022	25,973,672,632	25.974
2023	26,902,451,582	26.902
2024	27,879,658,239	27.880
2025	28,925,544,389	28.926

Human development

The Human Development Index combines health, education and income. Scores range from 0 to 1.

HDI · 20230.645Medium human developmentRank 139 of 193 · 2025 report

Human Development Index over time

19900.516

20000.558

20100.596

20200.625

20230.645

72.9 yearsLife expectancy at birth

7.5 yearsMean schooling, adults aged 25+

The latest values refer to 2023. All historical scores use the same report edition. HDI does not describe every aspect of inequality or quality of life.

Sources: UNDP · Human Development Report 2025

Government

A presidential republic with an elected President and a single-chamber National Congress.

Sources: CIA World Factbook · archived profile

Knowledge check

Three questions about Honduras.

QUESTION 1 OF 3

Which products contribute to Honduras’s agricultural exports?

Sources & notes

Sources: CIA World Factbook · archived profile

Prepared 24 September 2026. World Bank series: SP.POP.TOTL (persons) and NY.GDP.MKTP.KD (constant 2015 US dollars); downloaded 24 September 2026, provider update 13 July 2026. UNDP values use the 2025 report and 2023 observation year. These are dated statistical snapshots, not live population or economic counters.

Maps use Natural Earth geographic data. Background geography, flag descriptions and selected historical facts use archived public-domain CIA World Factbook profiles, supplemented by the sources linked above. The Factbook is no longer updated; dated statistics here come from the separately named providers.