Area: 112,492 sq km
Population: 7.7 million
Capital City: Tegucigalpa (1.5 million)
People: Many Hondurans are descended from 16th Century Spanish and other mainly European immigrants. The population is made up of : Mestizo (mixed Maya and European) 90%; Amerindian 7%; black 2%; white 1%.
Languages: Officially Spanish, though many business executives speak English. There are also indigenous dialects.
Religion(s): Roman Catholicism is the principal religion (97%).
Currency: Lempira
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