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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Choloma
|
139,100
|
2020
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San Pedro Sula
|
489,466
|
2020
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Tegucigalpa
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850,848
|
2020
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| Region: |
Central America |
| Population: |
9,465,127 |
| Area Total: |
112,090km2 |
| Area Land: |
111,890km2 |
| Coast Line: |
820km |
| Capital: |
Tegucigalpa |
| Climate: |
subtropical in lowlands; temperate in mountains |
| Languages: |
Spanish
Indigenous dialects |
| Currency: |
1 lempira (L) = 100 centavos |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is15 September (1821), Morazan Day is 3 October, Armed Forces Day is 21 October |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 75.10°F |
| July: |
°C / 79.10°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 73.4" |
Boundaries
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Nicaragua
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922 km
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El Salvador
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342 km
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Guatemala
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256 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Mestizo
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90.00%
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Indigenous
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7.00%
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African descent
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2.00%
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European descent
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1.00%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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97.00%
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Protestant
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3.00%
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CountryWire
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