Honduras slow pace, natural beauty and low-profile tourism make it particularly appealing to travelers. The country has met most of its macroeconomic targets. Honduras is the knee of Central America, bordered to the south by Nicaragua and El Salvador and to the west by Guatemala. It has a Caribbean coast and a Pacific coast. The Caribbean Bay Islands and, further northeast, the distant Swan Islands are both part of Honduran territory.

Area: 112,492 sq km

Population: 6.24 million

Capital: Tegucigalpa

People: 90% Mestizo, 7% Indian, 2.5% Garifuna

Language: Spanish, Castilian, and Carib

Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic, plus other Christian sects and indigenous forms of worship

Government: Democratic Constitutional Republic

GDP: US$14.1 billion

Major Industries: Coffee, bananas, beef, sugar cane, tobacco, and forestry

Major Trading Partners: EU, USA, and Japan