| Type of
government: |
democratic
constitutional republic |
| Capital City: |
Tegucigalpa |
| Currency: |
1 Honduran
lempira = 100 centavos |
| Languages
spoken: |
Spanish,
English, and Indian dialects |
| Motto: |
Libre,
Soberano e Independiente (Free,
Sovereign and Independent) |
Refranes or
Dichos
(sayings/phrases from that place): |
|
| Religion: |
Roman
Catholic |
| Climate: |
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in
mountains |
Festivals/Celebrations/Holiday traditions
(list by month): |
March
15 - Thanksgiving Day
September 15 - Independence Day (1821)
October 3 -
Morazán Day,
Honors Francisco Morazán, a Honduran
statesman.
October 21 – Armed Forces Day. The revolt of 1956 which
ousted Lozano Diaz.
Public Holidays Observed
New Year's Day, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Pan American
Day, Labor Day (May 1), Independence Day, Morazán Day,
Columbus Day, Armed Forces Day, and Christmas.
|
| Time
differences from Alaska (e.g. hours of difference between
the country and Alaska; daylight savings): |
3
hours (Eastern Atlantic) |
| Cost,
total travel time, and mileage for a round trip to that
country from Alaska on December 21-28 and June 12-19: |
Dec
21 - 28: $ 1,190., 17hr there & 13hr return flight, 4534
miles each way
June 12-19: $ 1,003., 17hr there & 13hr return flight,
4534 miles each way |
