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Honduras Facts

· 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.

· Climate: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

· Language: Spanish (English is spoken by some citizens mainly in the larger cities)

· Population: 6,975,204

· Ethnic Groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%

· Currency name is Lempira and is traded around 18.80 Lempira's per 1 US Dollar (as of 3/1/2006)

The National Flag of Honduras

Coat of Arms of Honduras

· Located in Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua...look for the purple star.