Geography of Honduras
Middle America, bordering the
Caribbean Sea, between
Guatemala and
Nicaragua and bordering the North
Pacific Ocean, between
El Salvador and Nicaragua
15 00 N, 86 30 W
Central America and the Caribbean
- total: 112,090 sq km
- land: 111,890 sq km
- water: 200 sq km
- Area - comparative: slightly larger than Tennessee
- border countries:
- Guatemala 256 km,
- El Salvador 342 km,
- Nicaragua 922 km
- 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
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
- lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
timber,
gold,
silver,
copper,
lead,
zinc,
iron ore,
antimony,
coal,
fish,
hydropower
- arable land: 15%
- permanent crops: 3%
- permanent pastures: 14%
- forests and woodland: 54%
- other: 14% (1993 est.)
- Irrigated land: 740 sq km (1993 est.)
frequent, but generally mild,
earthquakes; damaging
hurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast
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 fresh water) as well as several rivers and streams with
heavy metals; severe Hurricane Mitch damage
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
- See also : Honduras, List of places in Honduras