Flag Description

three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue, with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water and the peace and prosperity of its people

Background:Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded.

Total Area: 112,090 sq km

Land Area:111,890 sq km

Water Area:200 sq km

Land Boundries Total:1,575 km

Border Countries:Guatemala 244 km, El Salvador 391 km, Nicaragua 940 km

Coastline:Caribbean Sea 669 km; Gulf of Fonseca 163 km

Lowest Point:Caribbean Sea 0 m

Highest Point:Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m

Population:8598561

Population Growth Rate:1.74% (2014 est.)

Religion:Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%

Literacy(%):0.851

Literacy(%) Male:0.853

Literacy(%) Female:84.9% (2011 est.)

Independence Day:15 September 1821 (from Spain)

National Holiday:Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

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