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Homework Help: Social Studies: Geography: North & Central America: Honduras
by Sabeen Abbas
Honduras is located in Central America between Guatemala and Nicaragua,
bordering the North Pacific Ocean. The total area is 112 090 sq. km, 111 890
sq. km of land and 200 sq. km of water. The capital of Honduras is
Tegucigalpa, which has a population of 995,000 people. In the north part of
the country is San Pedro Sula which is the industrial city and which has
about 500,000 people. The total population of Honduras is 5,751,384. 42%
of the population is less than 15 years old, and 3% is more than 65 years
old. Most of the people in Honduras live in the country about 66% of the
total. In the country side, most of the people are farmers and
handcrafters, families are large and don't have access to most of the
commodities that people enjoy in the urban areas
Honduras' climate is subtropical in the lowlands and temperate in the
mountains. The terrain is mostly mountains in the interior with narrow
coastal plains. The highest point in Honduras is Cerro Las Minas 2,870m
high and the lowest point is the Caribbean Sea 0 m. Honduras' natural
resources are timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, ore, antimony, coal
and fish. 15% of the land is arable, 3% of the land is permanent crops,
14% is permanent pastures, 54% is forests and woodlands and 14% is
other(1993 est.) Natural hazards are earthquakes, hurricanes and floods
along the Caribbean coast. Current environmental issues are deforestation,
land degradation, soil erosion, increased urban population and pollution in
the countryÕs largest source of freshwater.
The Currency is 1 lempira (L) = 100 centavos. The main industries are sugar,
coffee, textiles, clothing and wood products. The main agricultural
products are bananas, coffee, citrus, beef, timber and shrimp. The total
value of all exports is $2.401 billion. The total value of Honduras'
imports are $3.133 billion. The major imports are machinery and transport
equipment, industrial raw materials, chemical products, manufactured goods,
fuel and oil and some foodstuffs.
The main religion in Honduras is Roman Catholic. 97% of the population is
Roman Catholic. The languages spoken there are Spanish and Amerindian
dialects. The National holiday is 15 September which is also Independence
day from Spain (15 September 1821).
Homework Help: Social Studies: Geography: North & Central America
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