Facts Honduras

 

Total Area:

112,090 sq km

 

Population: 7,326,496

 

Independence:

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

 

Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%

 

Total fertility rate: 3.59 children born/woman

 

Net migration rate: -1.39 migrants/1,000 population

 

click here for more details ( July 2006 est.)