Honduras

presidential republic

name: Tegucigalpa geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) etymology: the name is a Nahuatl word meaning "silver mountain," probably referring to nearby silver mines note: the Honduran constitution states that Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela jointly constitute the capital of Honduras, but virtually all governmental institutions are on the Tegucigalpa side

chief of state: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022) head of government: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president election/appointment process: president directly elected by simple-majority popular vote for a 4-year term most recent election date: 30 November 2025 election results: 2025: Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah elected president; percent of vote - Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 40.3%, Salvador NASRALLA (PL) 39.5%, Rixi Ramona MONCADA Godoy (LIBRE) 19.2%; note - ASFURA will take office 27 January 2026 2021: Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya elected president; percent of vote - Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (LIBRE) 51.1%, Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 36.9%, Yani Benjamin ROSENTHAL Hidalgo (PL) 10%, other 2% 2017: Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 43%, Salvador NASRALLA (Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura) 41.4%, Luis Orlando ZELAYA Medrano (PL) 14.7%, other 0.9% expected date of next election: 25 November 2029 note: the president is both chief of state and head of government

legislature name: National Congress (Congreso Nacional) legislative structure: unicameral number of seats: 128 (all directly elected) electoral system: proportional representation scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 4 years most recent election date: 11/30/2025 parties elected and seats per party: Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) (50); National Party (PN) (44); Liberal Party (PL) (22); Salvador de Honduras Party (PSH) (10); Other (2) percentage of women in chamber: 27.3% expected date of next election: November 2029

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers) judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace note: the Supreme Court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction

history: several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982 amendment process: proposed by the National Congress with at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Congress in its next annual session; constitutional articles, such as the form of government, national sovereignty, the presidential term, and the procedure for amending the constitution, cannot be amended

ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC (suspended), IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNHRC, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO (suspended), WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

1.5% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.4% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Hondurena, FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Military Police of Public Order (Polic a Militar del Orden P blico or PMOP) (2025) note 1: the National Police of Honduras (Polic a Nacional de Honduras, PNH) are under the Secretariat of Security and responsible for internal security; some larger cities have police forces that operate independently of the national police and report to municipal authorities note 2: the PMOP supports the PNH against narcotics trafficking and organized crime; it is subordinate to the Secretariat of Defense/FFAA, but conducts operations sanctioned by civilian security officials as well as by military leaders note 3: the National Interinstitutional Security Force is an interagency command that coordinates the overlapping responsibilities of the HNP, PMOP, and other security organizations such as the National Intelligence Directorate and the Public Ministry (public prosecutor), but exercises coordination, command, and control responsibilities only during interagency operations involving those forces

18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24 36 month service obligation; no conscription (2026)

the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) are responsible for maintaining the country s territory, defending its sovereignty, providing emergency/humanitarian assistance, and supporting the National Police (PNH); the FFAA s primary focus is internal and border security, and since 2011 a considerable portion of it has been deployed to support the PNH in combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime; military support to domestic security included the creation of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) in 2013 to provide security in areas controlled by street gangs to combat crime and make arrests; the FFAA, including the PMOP, cooperates with the militaries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua on border security the FFAA has received military equipment, training, humanitarian, and technical assistance from the US military; the US military maintains a joint service task force co-located with the FFAA at Soto Cano Air Base (2025)

$71.297 billion (2024 est.) $68.85 billion (2023 est.) $66.473 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

$6,600 (2024 est.) $6,500 (2023 est.) $6,400 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

3.6% (2024 est.) 3.6% (2023 est.) 4.1% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

4.6% (2024 est.) 6.7% (2023 est.) 9.1% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices

38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

$9.352 billion (2024 est.) $9.805 billion (2023 est.) $9.51 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

$18.235 billion (2024 est.) $17.926 billion (2023 est.) $18.101 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

6.1% (2024 est.) 6.1% (2023 est.) 8.8% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment

revenues: $5.333 billion (2020 est.) expenditures: $6.391 billion (2020 est.) note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

sugar processing, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars

sugarcane, oil palm fruit, maize, milk, bananas, coffee, cantaloupes/melons, oranges, chicken, beans (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

total: 9,529,188 (2024 est.) male: 4,591,247 female: 4,937,941

1.28% (2025 est.)

0-14 years: 28.7% (male 1,378,026/female 1,353,238) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2,980,393/female 3,282,159) 65 years and over: 5.6% (2024 est.) (male 232,828/female 302,544)

19.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

-2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

total population: 73.1 years (2024 est.) male: 69.6 years female: 76.8 years

urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and European) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%

Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci n b sica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)

total population: 88.2% (2024 est.) male: 87.6% (2024 est.) female: 88.8% (2024 est.)

timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower

La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)

USG identification: major illicit drug-producing and/or drug-transit country major precursor-chemical producer (2025)

refugees: 341 (2024 est.) IDPs: 100,637 (2024 est.)

129 (2025)

total: 699 km (2014) narrow gauge: 164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge 115 km 1.057-mm gauge 420 km 0.914-mm gauge

total: 489 (2023) by type: general cargo 233, oil tanker 82, other 174

total subscriptions: 7.92 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 76 (2022 est.)

percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)