Honduras

The Republic of Honduras is an independent country in western Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. Belize (formerly "British Honduras") is 75 km away across the Gulf of Honduras.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Honduras

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Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea on the north coast and the Pacific Ocean on the south through the Gulf of Fonseca. The climate varies from tropical in the lowlands to temperate in the mountains. The central and southern regions are relatively less humid than the northern coast.

Related Topics:
Caribbean Sea - Pacific Ocean - Climate - Tropical - Lowlands - Temperate

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Honduran terrain consists mainly of mountains (~80%), but there are narrow plains along the coasts, a large undeveloped lowland jungle La Mosquitia region in the northeast and the heavily populated lowland San Pedro Sula valley in the northwest. In La Mosquiti lies the UNESCO-protected Biosphere of Río Plátano.

Related Topics:
La Mosquitia - San Pedro Sula - UNESCO - Río Plátano

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Natural resources include timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, and hydropower.

Related Topics:
Timber - Gold - Silver - Copper - Lead - Zinc - Iron - Ore - Antimony - Coal - Fish - Hydropower

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