By: Joshua Hamlett

Honduras Hondureño

A person from Honduras would be called a hondureno.

honduren

Facts about the nationality of Honduras

Rock Harbor in Honduras

The country of Honduras.

Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee which is about 43,278 square miles.

Tegucigalpa. The capitol city and flag

As of July of 2000 the population was estimated to be around 6.25 million, with a growth rate of 2.52 percent annually.

Population

People in Honduras

Lempira (L), also known as the peso. One lempira equals 100 centavos. Coin denominations include 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 centavos, and notes include 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 lempiras.

The currency used there.

Lempiras

They have two parties for president.The Partido Liberal (PL) was founded by

Celeo Arias in the 1880sThe Partido Nacional (PN) was established in

1902 by Manuel Bonilla.

The type of government.

Coffee, bananas, shrimp, lobster, meat, zinc, lumber.

Principal products

Coffee

Lobster

Shrimp

Democratic Constitutional Republic

Type of government

President of Honduras.

A flight over the Bay Islands.Roatan Copan RuinasSan Pedro SulaRoad between San Pedro Sula and Tela/La

Ceiba

Tourist attractions

Ruins of Copan

During the first millennium, Honduras was inhabited by the Maya. Columbus explored the country in 1502. Honduras, with four other Central American nations, declared its independence from Spain in 1821 to form a federation of Central American states. In 1838, Honduras left the federation and became independent.

Brief history

The Mayan civilization in Honduras.

Political unrest rocked Honduras in the early 1900s, resulting in an occupation by U.S. Marines. Dictator Gen. Tiburcio Carias Andino established a strong government in 1932.

Brief history cont…

In 1969, El Salvador invaded Honduras after Honduran landowners deported several thousand Salvadorans. Five thousand people ultimately died in what is called “the football war” because it broke out during a soccer game between the two countries. By threatening economic sanctions and military intervention, the Organization of American States (OAS) induced El Salvador to withdraw.

Brief history cont…

News article of “football war.”

http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/countries/demonyms.html

http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/nationalities.htm

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Honduras.html

http://www.indexmundi.com/honduras/government_type.html

Works citied

http://sidewalkmystic.com/honduras_vacation_best_places_visit_travelogue.htm

Works citied cont…