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 Honduras
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007| Introduction - Honduras: |  | Location - Honduras: |  | Location | Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (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: 112,090 sq km land: 111,890 sq km
 water: 200 sq km
 |  |  |  | Area comparative | 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 | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
 continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
 |  |  |  | Climate | subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains |  |  |  | Terrain | mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains |  |  |  | Elevation extremes | 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, hydropower |  |  |  | Land use | arable land: 9.53% permanent crops: 3.21%
 other: 87.26% (2005)
 |  |  |  | Irrigated land | 800 sq km (2003) |  |  |  | Natural hazards | frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast |  |  |  | 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 countrys largest source of fresh water), as well as several rivers and streams, with heavy metals |  |  |  | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
 |  |  |  | Geography note | has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast |  |  |  | People - Honduras: |  | Government - Honduras: |  | Economy - Honduras: |  | Communications - Honduras: |  | Transportation - Honduras: |  | Military - Honduras: |  Source: CIA >>>
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