Population: 6,406,052

Languages: Spanish, Amerindian dialects

Background: Part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and one-half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a...

Currency: lempira (HNL, No information)

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