Honduras

Unlocking Economic Potential for Greater Opportunities Systematic Country Diagnostic Marco Antonio Hernandez Ore Liliana D. Sousa J. Humberto Lopez

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Honduras

Published on Mar 5, 2016

World Bank Group Publications

Honduras is Central America’s second-largest country with a population of more than 8 million and a land area of about 112,000 square kilometers. It has coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea, including the three Bay Islands, and the Pacific Ocean via the Gulf of Fonseca. Its inland territory is largely mountainous, with plains along the coast, and its rain forests, cloud forests, savannas, pine forests and the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System boast a wealth of biodiversity. The country’s two largest cities, Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, are home to almost a quarter of its population, yet approximately half of the population lives in rural areas, where most are engaged in semi-subsistence agriculture.

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