Part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became a state of the nation of Central America in 1821, and became an independent republic at the demise of the union in 1840.
After two and one-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-Sandinistacontras fighting the Nicaraguan government and an ally to Salvadoran government forces fighting against leftist guerrillas.
Honduras spent 1999 primarily recovering from Hurricane Mitch, which killed more than 5,000 people and caused about $3 billion in damage. Although it is slated to receive about $2.76 billion in international aid, the economy shrank 3% with widening current account and fiscal deficits in 1999. It nevertheless met most of its macroeconomic targets. Honduras may also get relief from its $4.4 billion external debt under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative.
Honduras Info The official homepage of Honduras. http://www.hondurasinfo.hn/
Hondirectorio Internet directory and telephone fax directory for the country. http://www.hondirectorio.com
Honduras.com Honduras information portal. http://www.honduras.com/
Noonsite Information for private sailors, including procedures for clearing immigration, and information on ports and marinas. http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Honduras
US Library of Congress Country Study Covers history, geography, and modern culture and economic environment. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/hntoc.html
Topix.net: Honduras News from Honduras gathered from various sources on the web. http://rss.topix.net/rss/world/honduras.xml
