THE WORLD FACTBOOK — Reference Edition 2026

Background: Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. Hurricane Mitch devastated the country in 1998, killing about 5,600 people and causing approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded, despite COVID-19 and severe storm-related setbacks in 2020 and 2021.

Location: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 86 30 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total: 112,090 sq km
land: 111,890 sq km
water: 200 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly larger than Tennessee
Land boundaries: total: 1,575 km
border countries: Guatemala 244 km; El Salvador 391 km; Nicaragua 940 km
Coastline: 823 km (Caribbean Sea 669 km; Gulf of Fonseca 163 km)
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
Climate: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Terrain: mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
Elevation: highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
mean elevation: 684 m
Natural resources: timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Land use: agricultural land: 32% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.)
forest: 53.3% (2023 est.)
other: 14.8% (2023 est.)
Irrigated land: 900 sq km (2012)
Major lakes (area sq km): salt water lake(s): Laguna de Caratasca - 1,110 sq km
Population distribution: most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area
Natural hazards: frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
Geography - note: has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast

Population: total: 9,529,188 (2024 est.)
male: 4,591,247
female: 4,937,941
Nationality: noun: Honduran(s)
adjective: Honduran
Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and European) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%
Languages: Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Religions: Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 28.7% (male 1,378,026/female 1,353,238)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2,980,393/female 3,282,159)
65 years and over: 5.6% (2024 est.) (male 232,828/female 302,544)
Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 52.2 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 43.6 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 8.5 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio: 11.7 (2024 est.)
Median age: total: 26.1 years (2025 est.)
male: 24.8 years
female: 26.6 years
Population growth rate: 1.28% (2025 est.)
Birth rate: 19.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate: 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Population distribution: most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area
Urbanization: urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population: 1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 20.3 years (2011/12 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio: 47 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
male: 17.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.1 years (2024 est.)
male: 69.6 years
female: 76.8 years
Total fertility rate: 2.29 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate: 1.13 (2025 est.)
Drinking water source: improved: urban: urban: 99.2% of population (2022 est.)
improved: rural: rural: 90.8% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total: total: 95.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban: urban: 0.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural: rural: 9.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total: total: 4.2% of population (2022 est.)
Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP): 9.2% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget): 14.2% of national budget (2022 est.)
Physician density: 0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density: 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sanitation facility access: improved: urban: urban: 96.6% of population (2022 est.)
improved: rural: rural: 88.1% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total: total: 93.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban: urban: 3.4% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural: rural: 11.9% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total: total: 6.8% of population (2022 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 21.4% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita: total: 2.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 1.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use: total: 11.9% (2025 est.)
male: 22.2% (2025 est.)
female: 1.6% (2025 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 7.1% (2019 est.)
Currently married women (ages 15-49): 54.4% (2019 est.)
Child marriage: women married by age 15: 9.2% (2019)
women married by age 18: 34% (2019)
men married by age 18: 10% (2019)
Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP): 4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget): 23.2% national budget (2018 est.)
Literacy: total population: 88.2% (2024 est.)
male: 87.6% (2024 est.)
female: 88.8% (2024 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 10 years (2019 est.)
male: 9 years (2019 est.)
female: 10 years (2019 est.)

Environmental issues: deforestation from logging and agricultural clearing; land degradation and soil erosion from overdevelopment and improper land use practices; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water) and other rivers and streams
International environmental agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Climate: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Land use: agricultural land: 32% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.)
forest: 53.3% (2023 est.)
other: 14.8% (2023 est.)
Urbanization: urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions: 10.534 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke: 324,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids: 10.21 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions: 19.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.162 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.3% (2022 est.)
Total water withdrawal: municipal: 315 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial: 114 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural: 1.178 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Total renewable water resources: 92.164 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Honduras
conventional short form: Honduras
local long form: República de Honduras
local short form: Honduras
etymology: the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo
Government type: presidential republic
Capital: name: Tegucigalpa
geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
etymology: the name is a Nahuatl word meaning "silver mountain," probably referring to nearby silver mines
Administrative divisions: 18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlántida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibucá, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro
Legal system: civil law system
Constitution: history: several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982
amendment process: proposed by the National Congress with at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Congress in its next annual session; constitutional articles, such as the form of government, national sovereignty, the presidential term, and the procedure for amending the constitution, cannot be amended
International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Citizenship: citizenship by birth: yes
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 1 to 3 years
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch: chief of state: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022)
head of government: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president
election/appointment process: president directly elected by simple-majority popular vote for a 4-year term
most recent election date: 30 November 2025
election results: 2025: Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah elected president; percent of vote - Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 40.3%, Salvador NASRALLA (PL) 39.5%, Rixi Ramona MONCADA Godoy (LIBRE) 19.2%; note - ASFURA will take office 27 January 20262021: Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya elected president; percent of vote - Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (LIBRE) 51.1%, Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 36.9%, Yani Benjamin ROSENTHAL Hidalgo (PL) 10%, other 2%2017: Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 43%, Salvador NASRALLA (Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura) 41.4%, Luis Orlando ZELAYA Medrano (PL) 14.7%, other 0.9%
expected date of next election: 25 November 2029
Legislative branch: legislature name: National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
legislative structure: unicameral
number of seats: 128 (all directly elected)
electoral system: proportional representation
scope of elections: full renewal
term in office: 4 years
most recent election date: 11/30/2025
parties elected and seats per party: Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) (50); National Party (PN) (44); Liberal Party (PL) (22); Salvador de Honduras Party (PSH) (10); Other (2)
percentage of women in chamber: 27.3%
expected date of next election: November 2029
Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers)
judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms
subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace
Political parties: Anti-Corruption Party or PACChristian Democratic Party or DCDemocratic Liberation of Honduras or LiderhDemocratic Unification Party or UDThe Front or El FrenteHonduran Patriotic Alliance or APInnovation and Unity Party or PINULiberal Party or PLLiberty and Refoundation Party or LIBRENational Party of Honduras or PNHNew Route or NROpposition Alliance against the Dictatorship or Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura (electoral coalition)Savior Party of Honduras or PSHVamos or Let’s GoWe Are All Honduras (Todos Somos Honduras) or TSH
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Leonardo VALENZUELA NEDA (since 10 June 2025)
chancery: 1220 19th Street NW, Suite #320, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 966-7702
FAX: [1] (202) 966-9751
email address and website: info@wadchn.comhttps://hondurasembusa.org/
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte (NC), Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Seattle
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Colleen Anne HOEY (since 23 June 2025)
embassy: Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa M.D.C.
mailing address: 3480 Tegucigalpa Place, Washington DC 20521-3480
telephone: [504] 2236-9320,
FAX: [504] 2236-9037
email address and website: usahonduras@state.govhttps://hn.usembassy.gov/
International organization participation: ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC (suspended), IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNHRC, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO (suspended), WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Flag: description: three equal horizontal bands of cerulean blue (top), white, and cerulean blue, with five five-pointed cerulean stars arranged in an "X" pattern and centered in the white bandmeaning: the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and white for the land and the people's peace and prosperity
National symbol(s): scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer
National color(s): blue, white
National anthem(s): title: "Himno Nacional de Honduras" (National Anthem of Honduras)
lyrics/music: Augusto Constancio COELLO/Carlos HARTLING
history: adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions, only the chorus and last verse are sung
National heritage: total World Heritage Sites: 2 (1 cultural, 1 natural)
selected World Heritage Site locales: Maya Site of Copan (c); Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (n)

Economic overview: second-fastest-growing Central American economy; COVID-19 and two hurricanes crippled activity; high poverty and inequality; declining-but-still-high violent crime disruption; systemic corruption; coffee and banana exporter; enormous remittances
Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024: $71.297 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023: $68.85 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022: $66.473 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024: 3.6% (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2023: 3.6% (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2022: 4.1% (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2024: $6,600 (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023: $6,500 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022: $6,400 (2022 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): $37.094 billion (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024: 4.6% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023: 6.7% (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022: 9.1% (2022 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 11.2% (2024 est.)
industry: 26.1% (2024 est.)
services: 58.4% (2024 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 86% (2024 est.)
government consumption: 15.5% (2024 est.)
investment in fixed capital: 23.9% (2024 est.)
investment in inventories: -1.4% (2024 est.)
exports of goods and services: 33.5% (2024 est.)
imports of goods and services: -57.6% (2024 est.)
Agricultural products: sugarcane, oil palm fruit, maize, milk, bananas, coffee, cantaloupes/melons, oranges, chicken, beans (2023)
Industries: sugar processing, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars
Industrial production growth rate: 0.8% (2024 est.)
Labor force: 4.296 million (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024: 6.1% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate 2023: 6.1% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2022: 8.8% (2022 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total: 10.5% (2024 est.)
male: 7.9% (2024 est.)
female: 15.9% (2024 est.)
Population below poverty line: 64.1% (2023 est.)
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023: 46.8 (2023 est.)
Average household expenditures: on food: 31.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
on alcohol and tobacco: 4.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.1% (2023 est.)
highest 10%: 33% (2023 est.)
Remittances: Remittances 2024: 25.7% of GDP (2024 est.)
Remittances 2023: 26.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022: 27% of GDP (2022 est.)
Budget: revenues: $5.333 billion (2020 est.)
expenditures: $6.391 billion (2020 est.)
Public debt: Public debt 2016: 38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
Taxes and other revenues: 15.1% (of GDP) (2020 est.)
Current account balance: Current account balance 2024: -$1.711 billion (2024 est.)
Current account balance 2023: -$1.368 billion (2023 est.)
Current account balance 2022: -$2.157 billion (2022 est.)
Exports: Exports 2024: $9.352 billion (2024 est.)
Exports 2023: $9.805 billion (2023 est.)
Exports 2022: $9.51 billion (2022 est.)
Exports - partners: USA 49%, Nicaragua 8%, El Salvador 7%, Guatemala 5%, Mexico 5% (2023)
Exports - commodities: garments, coffee, insulated wire, palm oil, shellfish (2023)
Imports: Imports 2024: $18.235 billion (2024 est.)
Imports 2023: $17.926 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2022: $18.101 billion (2022 est.)
Imports - partners: USA 36%, China 14%, Guatemala 8%, Mexico 6%, El Salvador 6% (2023)
Imports - commodities: refined petroleum, cotton yarn, garments, trucks, packaged medicine (2023)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024: $8.036 billion (2024 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023: $7.543 billion (2023 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022: $8.41 billion (2022 est.)
Debt - external: Debt - external 2023: $7.785 billion (2023 est.)
Exchange rates: Currency: lempiras (HNL) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2024: 24.799 (2024 est.)
Exchange rates 2023: 24.602 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2022: 24.486 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2021: 24.017 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020: 24.582 (2020 est.)

Electricity access: electrification - total population: 94.4% (2022 est.)
electrification - urban areas: 100%
electrification - rural areas: 86.8%
Electricity: installed generating capacity: 3.334 million kW (2023 est.)
consumption: 8.303 billion kWh (2023 est.)
exports: 4 million kWh (2023 est.)
imports: 214.601 million kWh (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses: 3.617 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels: 38.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
solar: 8.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
wind: 5.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity: 33.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
geothermal: 3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
biomass and waste: 10.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Coal: consumption: 144,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
imports: 148,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Petroleum: total petroleum production: 20 bbl/day (2023 est.)
refined petroleum consumption: 71,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023: 16.642 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions: 444,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions: 7.92 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 76 (2022 est.)
Broadcast media: multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by multiple cable TV networks; Radio Honduras is the state-owned radio network; roughly 300 privately owned radio stations (2019)
Internet country code: .hn
Internet users: percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total: 476,000 (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: HR
Airports: 129 (2025)
Heliports: 6 (2025)
Railways: total: 699 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
Merchant marine: total: 489 (2023)
by type: general cargo 233, oil tanker 82, other 174
Ports: total ports: 8 (2024)
large: 0
medium: 0
small: 1
very small: 7
ports with oil terminals: 3
key ports: Coxen Hole, La Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, Puerto de Hencan, Puerto Este, Tela, Trujillo

Military and security forces: Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Hondurena, FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Military Police of Public Order (Policía Militar del Orden Público or PMOP) (2025)
Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024: 1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)
Military Expenditures 2023: 1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022: 1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021: 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020: 1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military and security service personnel strengths: approximately 15,000 active Honduran Armed Forces (2025)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions: the FFAA's inventory is comprised of a mix of older or secondhand and limited amounts of more modern equipment; its main supplier is the US; other suppliers include Colombia, Israel, the Netherlands, and the UK (2025)
Military service age and obligation: 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24–36 month service obligation; no conscription (2026)
Military - note: the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) are responsible for maintaining the country’s territory, defending its sovereignty, providing emergency/humanitarian assistance, and supporting the National Police (PNH); the FFAA’s primary focus is internal and border security, and since 2011 a considerable portion of it has been deployed to support the PNH in combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime; military support to domestic security included the creation of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) in 2013 to provide security in areas controlled by street gangs to combat crime and make arrests; the FFAA, including the PMOP, cooperates with the militaries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua on border securitythe FFAA has received military equipment, training, humanitarian, and technical assistance from the US military; the US military maintains a joint service task force co-located with the FFAA at Soto Cano Air Base (2025)

Terrorist group(s): La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)

Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees: 341 (2024 est.)
IDPs: 100,637 (2024 est.)
Illicit drugs: USG identification: major illicit drug-producing and/or drug-transit countrymajor precursor-chemical producer (2025)

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