What is the government like in Honduras?
Constitutional republic
Presidential Republic
Honduras/Government
Is Honduras government stable?
Honduras has a Human Development Index of 0.625, classifying it as a nation with medium development. When adjusted for income inequality, its Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index is 0.443. The nation had a relatively high political stability until its 2009 coup and again with the 2017 presidential election.
Is Honduras the poorest country in the world?
Honduras is the second-poorest country in Latin America and one of the poorest in the world. Approximately 1 in 5 Hondurans are living below the poverty line, in what can be defined as extreme poverty.
What is the main religion in Honduras?
Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church estimates 63-65 percent of the population is Catholic. According to a 2016 survey by a local marketing research and public opinion company, 48 percent of respondents self-identified as evangelical Protestants, 41 percent as Roman Catholics, 3 percent as other, and 8 percent as unaffiliated.
What language is spoken in Honduras?
Spanish
Honduras/Official languages
Who is the richest man in Honduras?
Carlos Slim
| Carlos Slim Helú | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Businessman, philanthropist, investor |
| Known for | CEO of Telmex, América Móvil, and Grupo Carso World’s richest person, 2010–13 |
| Spouse(s) | Soumaya Domit ( m. 1967; died 1999) |
| Children | 6, including Carlos |
Who is the head of government in Cambodia?
The country is under a constitutional monarchy and is ruled by Hun Sen, who has been the head of the government of Cambodia for the past 25 years, establishing himself as the longest serving non-royal leader in South East Asia.
What was the history of the country of Cambodia?
Kallie Szczepanski has a Ph.D. in history and has taught at the college and high school level in both the U.S. and Korea. The 20th century was disastrous for Cambodia. The country was occupied by Japan in World War II and became “collateral damage” in the Vietnam War, with secret bombings and cross-border incursions.
What do you need to know about Honduras?
Copan is the site of an ancient Maya city, located in Western Honduras. It was one of the most densely populated urban areas of the Maya world between AD 426 to 820. 3. What does Honduras mean? The name translates to “great depths” in Spanish – named by Christopher Columbus after the deep waters along the coast. 4.
Why did Cambodia become a refugee sending country?
Cambodia was a refugee sending country in the 1970s and 1980s as a result of the brutality of the Khmer Rouge regime, its ousting by the Vietnamese invasion, and the resultant civil war. Tens of thousands of Cambodians fled to Thailand; more than 100,000 were resettled in the US in the 1980s.