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Honduras

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Quick Facts

Capital

Tegucigalpa

Population

10.0M

Area

112,492 km²

Density

89 /km²

Median age

24.3 yrs

Description

Adoption

16 February 1866 (five stars added, 160 years). The shade of blue has varied: dark blue for over a century, turquoise from 2022 to 2026, then back to dark blue (to be re-checked).

Designed byStars added in 1866 under President José María Medina; design based on the Central American federation flag.

Design & Symbolism

Specs plus what each color and emblem means on this flag — tap an element to reveal its meaning.

Proportions

1:2

Shape

Rectangular

Colors

Blue#0052A5 · Pantone 286 C

The blue bands depict the two oceans bordering Central America and the sky; the five stars, the five nations of the former federation.

White#FFFFFF

White symbolises peace, purity and the land.

Symbols & elements

Five stars

Arranged in an X, the five stars are the states of the former Federal Republic of Central America — Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica — and the hope of one day restoring the union.

Construction details

Proportions 1:2. Three horizontal bands, blue, white, blue, with five blue five-pointed stars arranged in an X (quincunx) at the centre of the white band.

Construction sheet