Facts About Honduras
- Country Telephone Code: 504
- Country Capital:Teguciglpa
- National Currency: Lempira
- Independence Day: September 15, 1821
- Tourism Web Site: Honduran Tourism Institute
Geography
- Latitude & longitude: 14° 06´ N / 87° 13´ W
- Land Boundaries: 945 miles (1,520 km)
- El Salvador: 213 miles (342 km)
- Guatemala: 159 miles (256 km)
- Nicaragua: 573 miles (922 km)
- Coastline: 530 miles (853 km)
- Caribbean Sea: 435 miles (700 km)
- Pacific Ocean: 95 miles (153 km)
- Total Area: 43,278 sq miles (112,090 sq km)
- Highest Elevation: Cerro Las Minas - 9,416 ft. (2,870 m)
- Political Map: Honduras is comprised of 18 departments (capitals): Atlántida (La Ceiba), Bay Islands (Roatán), Choluteca (Choluteca), Colón (Trujillo), Comayagua (Comayagua), Copán (Santa Rosa de Copán), Cortés (San Pedro Sula), El Paraíso (Yuscarán), Francisco Morazán (Teguucigalpa), Gracias a Dios (Puerto Lemira), Intibucá (La Esperanza), La Paz (La Paz), Lempira (Gracias), Ocotepeque (Nueva Ocotepeque), Olancho (Juticalpa), Santa Bárbara (Santa Bárbara), Valle (Nacaome) and Yoro (Yoro). These departments are divided into 298 municipalities.