Honduras Real Estate in Honduras For Sale!
Honduras
Real Estate in Honduras For Sale!
Land near La Ceiba, Honduras
LOT3 - $125,000 (USD) cash
Has power and water
LOT12 - $55,000 (USD) cash or
$65,000 (USD) with 25% down and balance in 5 years
LOT13 - $55,000 (USD) cash
or $65,000 (USD) with 25% down and balance in 5 years
LOT14 - $55,000 (USD) cash
or $65,000 (USD) with 25% down and balance in 5 years
Has power, water & septic
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General Honduras Information
Flag Description: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with five blue five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band
Location: Middle
America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering
the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 86 30 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total area: 112,090 sq km
land area: 111,890 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Tennessee
Land boundaries:
total: 1,520 km
border countries: Guatemala 256 km, El Salvador 342 km, Nicaragua 922
km
Coastline: 820 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: land boundary dispute with El Salvador mostly
resolved by 11 September 1992 International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision;
with respect to the maritime boundary in the Golfo de Fonseca, ICJ referred
to an earlier agreement in this century and advised that some tripartite resolution
among El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua likely would be required; maritime
boundary dispute with Nicaragua
Climate: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Terrain: mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
Natural resources: timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore,
antimony, coal, fish
Land use:
arable land: 14%
permanent crops: 2%
meadows and pastures: 30%
forest and woodland: 34%
other: 20%
Irrigated land: 900 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: urban population expanding; deforestation results from
logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation
and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use
practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago
de Yojoa (the country's largest source of freshwater) with heavy metals as well
as several rivers and streams
natural hazards: frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; damaging
hurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered
Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection,
Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Tropical
Timber 94
Population: 5,605,193
(July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43% (male 1,220,188; female 1,177,725)
15-64 years: 54% (male 1,496,625; female 1,520,918)
65 years and over: 3% (male 91,126; female 98,611) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.6% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 33.38 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 5.83 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
all ages: 1 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 41.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.42 years
male: 66.01 years
female: 70.96 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.41 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Honduran(s)
adjective: Honduran
Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Indian and European) 90%, Indian 7%,
black 2%, white 1%
Religions: Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority
Languages: Spanish, Indian dialects
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 72.7%
male: 72.6%
female: 72.7%
Name of country:
conventional long form: Republic of Honduras
conventional short form: Honduras
local long form: Republica de Honduras
local short form: Honduras
Data code: HO
Type of government: republic
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Administrative divisions: 18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento);
Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco
Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque,
Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Constitution: 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982
Legal system: rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of
English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica),
judges are elected for four-year terms by the National Assembly
Political parties: Liberal Party (PLH), National Party of Honduras (PNH),
National Innovation and Unity Party (PINU), Christian Democratic Party (PDCH)
Other political or pressure groups: National Association of Honduran
Campesinos (ANACH); Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP); Confederation
of Honduran Workers (CTH); National Union of Campesinos (UNC); General Workers
Confederation (CGT); United Federation of Honduran Workers (FUTH); Committee
for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras (CODEH); Coordinating Committee
of Popular Organizations (CCOP)
International organization participation: BCIE, CACM, ECLAC, FAO, G-77,
IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, LAIA (observer), MINURSO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, PCA,
UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIH, UPU, WCL,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Roberto FLORES Bermudez
chancery: 3007 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 966-7702, 2604, 5008, 4596
FAX: [1] (202) 966-9751
consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans,
New York, San Francisco, and San Juan (Puerto Rico)
consulate(s): Boston, Detroit, and Jacksonville
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador William T. PRYCE
embassy: Avenida La Paz, Apartado Postal No 3453, Tegucigalpa
mailing address: American Embassy, APO AA 34022, Tegucigalpa
telephone: [504] 36-9320, 38-5114
FAX: [504] 36-9037
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HONDURAS, REPUBLIC OF
President ........ Flores Facusse, Carlos Roberto
First Vice President ........ Handal, William
Second Vice President ........ Caballero de Arevalo, Gladys
Third Vice President ........ Cerrato Hernandez, Hector Vidal
Private Secretary to the President ........ Martinez, Carlos Mariano
Min. of Agriculture & Livestock ........ Alvarado Downing, Guillermo
Min. of Culture, Arts, & Sports ........ Padgett, Herman Allan
Min. of Defense ........ Dumas Rodríguez, Edgardo
Vice-Min. of Defense..... Tomás Arita Valle
Min. of Education ........ Calix Figueroa, Ramon
Min. of Finance ........ Nunez, Gabriela
Min. of Foreign Relations ........ Flores Bermudez, Roberto
Min. of Government & Justice ........ Flores Valeriano, Enrique
Min. of Industry and Commerce ........ Panting Penalba, Reginaldo
Min. of Labor ........ Miranda de Galo, Rosa America
Min. of Natural Resources & Environment ........ Xiomara Gomez de Caballero,
Silvia
Min. of Presidency ........ Alfaro Zelaya, Gustavo Adolfo
Min. of Public Health ........ Castellanos, Plutarco
Min. of Public Works, Transportation, & Housing ........ Lozano Reyes, Tomas
Min. of Security ........ Chiuz Sierra, Elizabeth
Vice-Min. of Security ........ Valle Aguiluz, Argentina
Min. of Tourism ........ Garcia Paz, Norman
Minl of Transpor........ Santos Enamorado, Claros
Min. Without Portfolio ........ Reina, Jorge Arturo
Min. Without Portfolio ........ Valladares, Nahun
Min. Without Portfolio ........ Leiva, Roberto
Director, National Agrarian Instit
