Honduras is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 112,090 km² (approx. 43,278 mi²). Continental shelf of Honduras is approximately 68,718 km² (around 26,532 mi²). Honduras is located in North America. North America is found entirely in the Northern hemisphere and almost entirely in the Western hemisphere. North American countries include, but are not limited to, Canada, Mexico, and The United States. Honduras has 3 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua. Honduras is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of Honduras is 684 m (2,244 ft).
Neighbors
Total length of land borders of Honduras is 1575 kilometers (~608 miles). Honduras shares its land borders with 3 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Honduras, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Honduras has 3 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. The lengths of the land borders of Honduras with its neighbouring countries are as follows:
Guatemala - 256 km (159 mi),
El Salvador - 342 km (213 mi),
Nicaragua - 922 km (573 mi).
Cities
The capital city of Honduras is Tegucigalpa. The largest city in Honduras is Tegucigalpa.
Elevation
The average elevation range of Honduras is 684 m (2,244 ft). The highest point of Honduras is Cerro Las Minas, with its official height being 2870 m (9,416 ft). The lowest point of Honduras is Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean. The elevation difference between the highest (Cerro Las Minas) and lowest (Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean) points of Honduras is 2870 m (2 ft).
Area
The total land area of Honduras is 112,090 km² (approx. 43,278 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 249,542 km² (~96,348 mi²). The continental shelf of Honduras is approximately 68,718 km² (around 26,532 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Honduras is approximately 361,632 km² (~139,626 mi²). Honduras is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.
Forest and arable land
67,254 km² of Honduras's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 60% of all the land in the country. There are 10,663 km² of arable land in Honduras, and it comprises 10% of the country's total territory.
