Central America · North America
Honduras
Honduras is a country in Central America. Its capital is Tegucigalpa. It shares land borders with 3 countries.
- Capital
- Tegucigalpa
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Central America
- Currency
- Honduran Lempira HNL5
- United Nations
- Member since December 17, 19456
- Internet domain
- .hn7
- Country code
- HN · HND
At a glance
Honduras in numbers
- Population 11.2 million111,184,760 No. 86 of 195
- Area 112,492 km²2 No. 101 of 195
- Population density 99 per km²12 No. 90 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$39.6 billion3 No. 102 of 189
- GDP per person $3,5984 No. 133 of 189
- Life expectancy 73.4 years1 No. 105 of 195
- Median age 24.6 years1 No. 131 of 195
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Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.