Full country name:

Republic of Honduras

Area:

112,492 sq km

Population:

5.8 million (growth rate 3%)

Capital city:

Tegucigalpa (pop 785,000)

People:

Language:

Spanish, Creole English and Indian dialects

Religion:

Predominantly Roman Catholic, plus other Christian sects and indigenous forms of worship

Government:

Constitutional democracy

President:

Carlos Flores Facussé