Central America
Flag of Honduras
A Central American crossroads of reefs and ruins.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #00a8d8 65%
- #f0f0f0 28%
- #a8d8f0 5%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
Honduras in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Honduras |
|---|---|
| Capital | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Central America, North America |
| Population | 9,904,608 |
| Area | 112,492 km² · 88 people per km² |
| Currency | Honduran lempira (HNL) |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Country codes | HN · HND · .hn |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- The Maya ruins of Copán in western Honduras are famous for their intricately carved stone stelae and hieroglyphic stairway.
- Off the northern coast lie the Bay Islands, part of the Mesoamerican Reef, the second-largest barrier reef system in the world.
- Honduras is one of the world's leading coffee exporters, with beans grown in its cool mountain highlands.
Did you know
The capital Tegucigalpa is one of the few major capitals in the world with no railway system.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.