Honduras

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Honduras#

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Once part of Spain’s vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022).

Facts#

Capital

Tegucigalpa

Region

Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua

Area

total : 112,090 sq km; land: 111,890 sq km; water: 200 sq km

Population

9,529,188 (2024 est.)

Languages

Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects

Currency

lempiras (HNL)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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