LocationCentral America.
Area112,492 sq km (43,433 sq miles).
Population7.3 million (2006).
Population Density64.9 per sq km.
CapitalTegucigalpa.
Population: 1.2 million (2005).
GovernmentRepublic.
LanguageThe official language is Spanish. English is widely spoken by the West Indian settlers in the north and on the Bay Islands off the Caribbean coast. Amerindian dialects are also spoken.
ReligionRoman Catholic majority, Protestant minority.
TimeGMT - 6.
Electricity110/220 volts AC,
60Hz.
Head of StatePresident Manuel Zelaya Rosales since 2006.
TelephoneCountry code: 504.
Mobile TelephoneRoaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies. Coverage is generally good along the coasts and around major towns.
InternetInternet cafes exist in major towns.
MediaThe media is restricted by punitive defamation laws, which, in certain cases, require journalists to reveal their sources. Journalists tend to exercise self-censorship in order to avoid offending the political or economic interests of the media bigwigs, and cases of journalists accepting bribes from officials who wish to influence coverage are not unknown.
PostAirmail to Western Europe takes between four and seven days.
Post office hours: Mon-Sat 0800-1200 and 1400-1800.
Press• Daily newspapers are in Spanish and privately owned.
• They include
El Heraldo,
La Prensa,
El Tiempo and
La Tribuna.
• The weekly
Honduras This Week is published in English.
Radio• Radio America and
Radio HRN are both privately-owned national stations.
Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2007-December 2008 period.
2007
1 Jan New Year’s Day.
5 Apr Maundy Thursday.
6-8 Apr Easter.
14 Apr Day of the Americas.
1 May Labor Day.
15 Sep Independence Day.
3 Oct Soldiers’ Day.
12 Oct Americas’ Day.
21 Oct Armed Forces’ Day.
25 Dec Christmas Day.
2008 1 Jan New Year’s Day.
14 Apr Day of the Americas.
20 Apr Maundy Thursday.
21-23 Apr Easter.
1 May Labor Day.
15 Sep Independence Day.
3 Oct Soldiers’ Day.
12 Oct Americas’ Day.
21 Oct Armed Forces’ Day.
25 Dec Christmas Day.
Contact Information:Instituto Hondureño de TurismoApartardo Postal 3261, Edificio Europa, Colonia San Carlos, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Tel: 222 2124 ext. 502
or 503.
Website:
www.letsgohonduras.comEmbassy of the Republic of Honduras and Consulate General in the UK115 Gloucester Place, London W1U 6JT, UK
Tel: (020) 7486 4880.
E-mail:
hondurasuk@lineone.net Opening hours: Mon-Fri 1000-1600.
Embassy of the Republic of Honduras in the USA3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 4M, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 966 7702
or 737 1972 (consular section).
Website:
www.hondurasemb.org
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