Some Interesting Facts about Honduras
- Honduras is in the middle of Central America where it lies between Nicaragua and Guatemala and also borders the Caribbean Sea.
- The main language is Spanish. So the way that one would say Hello is "Hola"!
- On July 30, 1502, Christopher Columbus named the country Honduras, which is Spanish for depth, as a reference to the deep waters off the Northern Coast. The name Honduras was never changed.
- Declared Independence from Spain on September 15, 1821.
- Honduras became an independent republic in 1839, after the fall of the Centralamerican federation.
- The area of Honduras is about 112,492 km² which makes it the second-largest country in Central America.
- Population:
Rural population 3,891,468.3
Number of rural poor 2,545,020.3
- The capital city, Tegucigalpa, was chosen because it is near the geographic center of the country.
- The flag has five stars, one for each of the Central American countries, which are Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
Source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras