Honduras » Maps and Geography

Honduras, in the north-central part of Central America, has Caribbean as well as Pacific seashore. Guatemala is to the west, El Salvador to the south, and Nicaragua to the east. The second-largest country in Central America, Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee (State in the USA).

Generally mountainous, the country is marked by productive plateaus, river valleys, and narrow coastal plains. Natural resources include timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, shrimp, and hydropower.