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Complete details about Honduras in North America with capital city Tegucigalpa
| Country Name | Honduras (Honduras) |
| Country Code | HND |
| Capital City | Tegucigalpa |
| Continent | North America |
| Region | Central America |
| Independence Year | 1838 |
| Population | 6485000 |
| Surface Area | 112088.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 69.9 years |
| GNP | 5333.0 (old 4697.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Creole English (0.2%) Garifuna (1.3%) Miskito (0.2%) Spanish [official] (97.2%) |
Major Cities |
Tegucigalpa, Distrito Central (population 813900) San Pedro Sula, Cortés (population 383900) La Ceiba, Atlántida (population 89200) |
Honduras's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: CBS News | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:23:30 -0700 | |
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras ? The newest top cop who President Porfirio Lobo is giving the responsibility of cleaning up the national police force has faced questions in the past about his record on human rights. Lobo swore in Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Honduras Weekly | Wed, 23 May 2012 05:57:57 -0700 | |
| Honduras Police Chief Sacked read full story | ||
| Publisher: Seattle Post Intelligencer | Tue, 22 May 2012 10:09:56 -0700 | |
| Honduras names new police chief read full story | ||
| Publisher: Washington Post | Tue, 22 May 2012 10:08:55 -0700 | |
| Honduras names new police chief amid controversy over journalist's death read full story | ||
| Publisher: msnbc.com (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 02:32:58 -0700 | |
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AHUAS, Honduras ? A fearsome rattle of gunfire from the sky. The roar of helicopters descending on a tiny, Honduran town. And the sound of commandos speaking in English as they battered down doors and detained locals in the hunt for a drug trafficker. read full story |
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| Publisher: BusinessWeek | Tue, 22 May 2012 21:53:21 -0700 | |
| Commando raid followed Honduran drug shooting read full story | ||
| Publisher: News24 | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:04:38 -0700 | |
| Drug bust terrorises Honduran villagers read full story | ||
| Publisher: Mid Columbia Tri City Herald | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:07:09 -0700 | |
| In Honduras, US should tread lightly read full story | ||
| Publisher: Sacramento Bee | Wed, 23 May 2012 05:16:39 -0700 | |
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As the war on drugs has spread from Mexico to Central America, so has the US role in Honduras. Pentagon contracts are helping to fund new military bases in remote regions of that country, and US troops and special Drug Enforcement Administration agents ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Honduras Weekly | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:24:26 -0700 | |
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Unfortunately, there is no short-term solution to Honduras' immunity problem. The government is not going to suddenly start functioning efficiently or thoughtfully, regardless of whether it is run by Nationalists or Liberals.. or even followers of ... read full story |
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