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nduras ( Spanish : República de Honduras ), officially the Republic of Honduras, is a republic in Central America . It was sometimes referred to as Spanish Honduras to distinguish it from British Honduras, which became the modern state of Belize . is bordered by Honduras to the west of Guatemala , to the southwest by El Salvador , to the southeast by Nicaragua , to the south by the Pacific Ocean in the Gulf of Fonseca , and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras , a broad entrance to the Caribbean Sea .
Honduras was home to several important Mesoamerican cultures , most notably the Maya, before it was conquered by Spain in the 16th century . View Roman Catholic Spanish and the Spanish language now prevalent, along with the many customs that blended with the indigenous culture. Honduras became independent in 1821 and since then has been a republic, although it has consistently suffered much social strife and political instability, and remains one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world.
Honduras spans over an area of about 112,492 km2 and has a population of over 8 million. The northern parts are part of the Western Caribbean , as indicated by the region's demographics and culture. Honduras is known for its rich natural resources, including various minerals , coffee , tropical fruits , and sugar cane , as well as for its growing textile industr
