Honduras: Flag and Facts
The Honduras flag has cerulean blue stripes above and below a white stripe, with five blue five-pointed stars set in an X shape in the center.
- Official name
- Republic of Honduras
- Capital
- Tegucigalpa
- Region
- Central America
- Population
- 9.5 million (2024)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Honduran lempira
- Area
- 112,492 km² (43,433 sq mi)
- People
- Honduran
- Calling code
- +504
- Highest point
- Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
- Independence
- 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
- National symbols
- scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer
- Borders
- Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua
About Honduras
Each star stands for one of the five former partners in a Central American federation: Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Blue represents the Pacific and the Caribbean, and white represents the land and the people's peace.
Spain ruled Honduras until independence on 15 September 1821. After roughly a quarter century of mostly military rule, an elected civilian government took over in 1982. In the 1980s the country sheltered contras fighting Nicaragua's government. Hurricane Mitch hit in 1998, killing about 5,600 people and causing roughly $2 billion in damage. The economy has slowly recovered since, despite storms in 2020 and 2021. Inland the country is mostly mountains, with thin plains along the coasts.
Did you know?
- The scarlet macaw and the white-tailed deer are national symbols of Honduras.
- Cerro Las Minas, the highest point, reaches 2,870 meters.
- Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee.
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Questions about Honduras
What is the capital of Honduras?
Tegucigalpa, with about 1.568 million residents.
What currency does Honduras use?
The Honduran lempira.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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