- Spain, Honduras Ready to Withdraw Troops from Iraq (April 19, 2004)
...r coalition members will review their role in Iraq. Almost on cue tiny Honduras announced it would be pulling its 370 troops from Iraq "in the shortest po... - The Marines' 'How To' Handbook for Empire (April 13, 2004)
...1934, the Marines fought a number of small wars, in the Philippines, Cuba, Honduras, China, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.” What no one bothers to m... - Negroponte Chosen as US Ambassador to Iraq (April 15, 2004)
...ed diplomat who attracted considerable controversy as the US ambassador to Honduras in the early Eighties when he was instrumental in assisting the Contras ov... - Peru Cancels US Joint Military Training Exercise (April 20, 2002)
...said. Since 1996, New Horizons exercises have been held in El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Haiti, Belize, Ecuador, Guatemala, Bolivia and Jamaica, among oth... - Guantanamo Issue Took Two Years to Reach UN Commission (April 15, 2004)
...ion criticising the human rights situation in Cuba, which was presented by Honduras. Few governments have expressed concern over the conditions under whic... - Bush Revises Views On 'Combat' in Iraq (August 19, 2003)
..., Romania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mongolia and the Philippines. The Pentagon has agreed to pay m... - US Suspends $47m in Aid Over Int'l Criminal Court Dispute (July 2, 2003)
... Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Timor, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Honduras, Macedonia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nigeria, Panama, Romania, Senegal, Sierra... - US Bartering Arms for Soldiers in Iraq (August 1, 2003)
... expecting smaller units from Hungary, Romania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, Honduras, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Mongolia, the Philippines and Nicara... - Highlights of Central America Political Press (February 5, 2004)
...- Business-oriented daily. URL: http://www.sigloxxi.com): no selections Honduras Court Finds Journalist Renato Hernandez Guilty of Slander -- Teguc... - The Little Engine That Could: How Linux is Inadvertently Poised to Remake the Telephone and Internet Markets (May 27, 2004)
...a former contract programmer from California. Ewing took time off to visit Honduras where he met a woman from Sweden, and a decade ago moved with her back to... - War, Incorporated (July 17, 2002)
...Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see... - Terror and Just Response (July 2, 2002)
...he current phase is led by John Negroponte, who was Reagan's Ambassador to Honduras, the base for the terrorist atrocities for which his government was condem... - What I Heard about Iraq (February 3, 2005)
...f the willing’. Hungary left; the Dominican Republic left; Nicaragua left; Honduras left. I heard that the Philippines had left early, after a Filipino truck... - Atlántida
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Honduras
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Honduras is a nation of northern Central America, bordered to the north by Guatemala and El Salvador, to the south by Nicaragua, to the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. The nation of Belize (formerly "British Honduras") is some 75 km away across the Bay of Honduras at the two nation's closest points.
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| Official language | Spanish | ||||
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | ||||
| Capital's coordinates | 14° 6' N, 87° 13' W | ||||
| President | Ricardo Maduro | ||||
| Area - Total - % water |
Ranked 101th
112,090 km² xx% / Negligible | ||||
| Population
- Total (2000) - Density | 96th
6,249,598 xxx/km² | ||||
| Independence
- Declared - Recognised | (from Spain)
1821 1823 | ||||
| Currency | Lempira | ||||
| Time zone | UTC -6 (DST, yes or not) | ||||
| National anthem | Tu bandera es un lampo de cielo | ||||
| Internet TLD | .HN | ||||
| Calling Code | 504 | ||||
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History
Main article: History of HondurasPart of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became a state of the nation of Central America in 1821, and became an independent republic at the demise of the union in 1840.
After two and one-half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Nicaraguan government and an ally to Salvadoran government forces fighting against leftist guerrillas.
Politics
Main article: Politics of Honduras
Departments
Main article: Departments of HondurasHonduras is divided into 18 departments:
Geography
Main article: Geography of Honduras
Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea and North Pacific Ocean. The climate varies from subtropical in lowlands to temperate in mountains.
Honduran terrain consists mainly of mountains, but there are narrow plains along the coasts.
Natural resources include: timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Economy
Main article: Economy of HondurasHonduras spent 1999 primarily recovering from Hurricane Mitch, which killed more than 5,000 people and caused about $3 billion in damage. Although it is slated to receive about $2.76 billion in international aid, the economy shrank 3% with widening current account and fiscal deficits in 1999. It nevertheless met most of its macroeconomic targets. Honduras may also get relief from its $4.4 billion external debt under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative.
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of HondurasThe population of Honduras is predominantly of Mestizo descent and Roman Catholic faith.
Culture
Main article: Culture of Honduras
Miscellaneous topics
Note: Some of these articles are based on text from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website.
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