Ubicación: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Coordenadas geográficas: 15° 0' N, 86° 30' W
Km de línea costera: 820 km km
Clima: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Terreno: mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
Cumbres: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
Riesgos naturales: frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
Moneda: lempira (HNL)
Población: 7,326,496
Lenguas: Spanish, Amerindian dialects
Capital: Tegucigalpa
División administrativa: 18 departments: Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro