Interesting Facts about Honduras
15. The term “Banana Republic” was first applied to Honduras by the American writer O. Henry, for the influence the U.S. banana companies had at some time.
14. There are over 8 million people that live in Honduras. Located in Central America, it has borders with the Caribbean Sea in the north and the east, Nicaragua in the south, El Salvador in the southwest, and Guatemala in the northwest.
13. Honduras's capital city is Tegucigalpa
12. Christopher Columbus discovered Honduras. And when he set foot on ground his first words were: “Thank God we got out these great depths!” Honduras’ literal meaning is: Great Depths.
11. Honduras was formerly known as Spanish Honduras in order to differentiate itself from Belize, which was previously known as British Honduras.
10. The Honduran flag is very significant. The five stars on it is a representation of the five Central American countries and the central star represents the Honduras as it is the only one that touches all of them.
9. The National Bird of Honduras is the Scarlet Macaw.
8. The country in terms of geographical area occupied is only slightly larger than the American state of Tennessee.
7. The Honduras official language is Spanish.
6. The languages used are Spanish, English, Garifuna, Miskito, and other indigenous languages.
5. Honduras highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m.
4. The Bay Islands sit on the second largest coral reef in the world.
3. The Platano forest here has now been nominated as one of the New Seven Wonders in the World.
2. The Honduras airport in Tegucigalpa, Toncontín International Airport, is quite notorious – The History Channel's Most Extreme Airports ranked it the number two most dangerous airport in the world, due to its mountainous location and extremely short runway.
1. Honduras’ motto “Libre, Soberana e Independiente” in Spanish literally translates to "Free, Sovereign and Independent".
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