Honduras
/hɒnˈdjʊərəs/- a country of Central America, bordering on the Caribbean Sea and with a short coastline on the Pacific Ocean; pop. 7,833,700 (est. 2009); official language, Spanish; capital, Tegucigalpa.洪都拉斯(中美洲的一个国家, 与加勒比海毗连, 沿太平洋有一条较短的海岸线; 2009年估计人口7,833,700; 官方语言西班牙语; 首都特古西加尔巴)。参见BRITISH
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Honduras was at the southern limit of the Mayan empire. It was encountered by Columbus in 1502, and became a Spanish colony. In 1821 Honduras became an independent republic, and was part of the United Provinces of Central America between 1823 and 1838.
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