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Honduras H ondureño

Honduras H ondureño . By: Joshua Hamlett. Facts about the nationality of Honduras. A person from Honduras would be called a hondureno . honduren. Rock Harbor in Honduras. The country of Honduras. Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee which is about 43,278 square miles.

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Honduras H ondureño

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  1. HondurasHondureño By: Joshua Hamlett

  2. Facts about the nationality of Honduras • A person from Honduras would be called a hondureno. • honduren Rock Harbor in Honduras

  3. The country of Honduras. Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee which is about 43,278 square miles.

  4. The capitol city and flag • Tegucigalpa.

  5. Population • As of July of 2000 the population was estimated to be around 6.25 million, with a growth rate of 2.52 percent annually. People in Honduras

  6. The currency used there. • Lempira (L), also known as the peso. One lempira equals 100 centavos. Coin denominations include 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 centavos, and notes include 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 lempiras. Lempiras

  7. The type of government. • They have two parties for president. • The Partido Liberal (PL) was founded by Celeo Arias in the 1880s • The Partido Nacional (PN) was established in 1902 by Manuel Bonilla.

  8. Principal products • Coffee, bananas, shrimp, lobster, meat, zinc, lumber. Lobster Shrimp Coffee

  9. Type of government • Democratic Constitutional Republic President of Honduras.

  10. Tourist attractions • A flight over the Bay Islands. • Roatan • Copan Ruinas • San Pedro Sula • Road between San Pedro Sula and Tela/La Ceiba Ruins of Copan

  11. Brief history • During the first millennium, Honduras was inhabited by the Maya. Columbus explored the country in 1502. Honduras, with four other Central American nations, declared its independence from Spain in 1821 to form a federation of Central American states. In 1838, Honduras left the federation and became independent. The Mayan civilization in Honduras.

  12. Brief history cont… • Political unrest rocked Honduras in the early 1900s, resulting in an occupation by U.S. Marines. Dictator Gen. Tiburcio Carias Andino established a strong government in 1932.

  13. Brief history cont… • In 1969, El Salvador invaded Honduras after Honduran landowners deported several thousand Salvadorans. Five thousand people ultimately died in what is called “the football war” because it broke out during a soccer game between the two countries. By threatening economic sanctions and military intervention, the Organization of American States (OAS) induced El Salvador to withdraw. News article of “football war.”

  14. Works citied • http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/countries/demonyms.html • http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/nationalities.htm • http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Honduras.html • http://www.indexmundi.com/honduras/government_type.html

  15. Works citied cont… • http://sidewalkmystic.com/honduras_vacation_best_places_visit_travelogue.htm

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