Honduras: country facts, travel advice and health

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The 30-second card

CapitalTegucigalpaSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

LanguageSpanishSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

CurrencyHonduran Lempira · L · HNLSource: Unicode CLDR · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

TimeUTC−6Source: IANA Time Zone Database · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

PlugsA · B, 110 VSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

DrivingOn the rightSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Emergency · tap to call

911Police · Ambulance · Fire

Source: U.S. Department of State · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Visa · United States passport

No visa needed · up to 90 daysSource: U.S. Department of State · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Visa · United Kingdom passport

Visa neededSource: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

SIM and eSIM

A local SIM costs about L25; prepaid data comes in hourly, daily or weekly packages.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Money in Honduras

Honduran Lempira · L · HNL

Carry small US dollar notes, ideally under $20.

Bring clean, undamaged notes, as torn or marked ones are often refused.

Take enough cash to the Bay Islands, where ATMs are scarce.

Change leftover lempiras before leaving, as they are hard to exchange abroad.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

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Public holidays in the next 12 months

Fri, 25 Dec 2026 · Christmas Day Navidad

Fri, 1 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day

Thu, 25 Mar 2027 · Maundy Thursday Holy Thursday

Fri, 26 Mar 2027 · Good Friday

Sat, 27 Mar 2027 · Holy Saturday

Wed, 14 Apr 2027 · America's Day

Sat, 1 May 2027 · Labour Day

Wed, 15 Sept 2027 · Independence Day

Sun, 3 Oct 2027 · Francisco Morazán's Day/Soldier's Day

Tue, 12 Oct 2027 · Columbus Day

Thu, 21 Oct 2027 · Army Day

Source: Nager.Date · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

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Safety today

Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Honduras say, side by side, checked daily.

German Foreign Office says

No travel warning

Calm ●

Caution

Serious

Don’t go

Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

U.S. Department of State says

Reconsider travel

Calm

Caution

Serious ●

Don’t go

Level 3 of 4

Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 24 Aug 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

UK Foreign Office says

No advice against travel

Source: GOV.UK
Updated 29 Jul 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

Scams to know

Fake money transfer requests

Ask family to confirm with you directly before sending any money meant for you.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Tampered cash machines

Check an ATM before using it, and prefer ones inside shopping centres.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.

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Health

Yellow fever proof needed if arriving from an endemic country. Malaria in some areas; altitude risk in parts.

Vaccinations

Travellers coming from a country where yellow fever is endemic must show proof of yellow fever vaccination.

Malaria

In some regions

Altitude

Some parts of the country carry a risk of altitude sickness.

Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.

Source: U.S. Department of State
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.

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What’s different from home, and what’s the lawMust-see places, free entry and World Heritage sites20 words to remember, with pronunciationStrange and surprising factsThe anthem and national symbolsSaved for offline use

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Must-see · 1Copán

Maya ruins famed for their finely carved stonework.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Strange & surprising · #1

In Spanish, the name Honduras means "depths".

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

National anthem: National Anthem of Honduras. The lyrics, translated, and the story are in the app. Source: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

2 World Heritage sites in Honduras, each with a photo and its story, in the app. Source: UNESCO World Heritage List

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Deep facts

Economy
GDP	≈ $39.6 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Per person	≈ $3,598Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Top exports	garments, coffee, insulated wire, palm oil, shellfish (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Population
Population	11 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Median age	26.1 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Life expectancy	73.1 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Religions	Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2023 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Geography
Area	112,090 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Climate	subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountainsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Terrain	mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plainsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Government
Type of government	presidential republicSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Calling code	+504Source: libphonenumber · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

About the data

Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.

From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.

GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗

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