Click to see country in continent: Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa Population: 8,3 mln Surface: 112,090 sq km Languages:
Spanish, Amerindian dialects
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In Honduras you can find the oldest functioning clock in the Americas. The Moors constructed it in the 12th century, and after it was used in the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, the Spaniards took it to Comayagua in the 17th century
Exact population: 8,296,693 (July 2012 est.) Literacy: Total population: 76.2%; male: 76.1%; female: 76.3% Ethnicities: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1% Land boundaries: Total: 1,520 km; border countries: Guatemala 256 km, El Salvador 342 km, Nicaragua 922 km Terrain: Mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains Extremes: Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m; highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m Imports: US 37.5%, Guatemala 6.9%, Mexico 5.4%, Costa Rica 4.3%, El Salvador 4% (2004) Exports: US 54.4%, El Salvador 8.1%, Germany 5.9%, Guatemala 5.4% (2004) Industries: Sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products