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Honduras Government 1996
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Administrative divisions:
18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlantida,
Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan,
Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque,
Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982
rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law;
accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
chief of state and head of government:
President Carlos Roberto REINA Idiaquez (since 27 January 1994); election
last held 28 November 1993 (next to be held November 1997); results - Carlos
Roberto REINA Idiaquez (PLH) 53%, Oswaldo RAMOS Soto (PNH) 41%, other 6%
National Congress (Congreso Nacional):
elections last held on 27 November 1993 (next to be held November 1997);
results - PNH 53%, PLH 41%, PDCH 1.0%, PINU-SD 2.5%, other 2.5%; seats -
(134 total) PNH 55, PLH 77, PINU-SD 2
Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica)
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Political parties and leaders:
Liberal Party (PLH), Rafael PINEDA Ponce, president; National Party of
Honduras (PNH), Oswaldo RAMOS Soto, president; National Innovation and Unity
Party (PINU), Olban VALLADARES, president; Christian Democratic Party
(PDCH), Efrain DIAZ Arrivillaga, president
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Other political or pressure groups:
National Association of Honduran Campesinos (ANACH); Honduran Council of
Private Enterprise (COHEP); Confederation of Honduran Workers (CTH);
National Union of Campesinos (UNC); General Workers Confederation (CGT);
United Federation of Honduran Workers (FUTH); Committee for the Defense of
Human Rights in Honduras (CODEH); Coordinating Committee of Popular
Organizations (CCOP)
BCIE, CACM, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES,
LAIA (observer), MINURSO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Roberto FLORES Bermudez
3007 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
[1] (202) 966-7702, 2604, 5008, 4596
Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco,
and San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Boston, Detroit, and Jacksonville
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador William T. PRYCE
Avenida La Paz, Apartado Postal No 3453, Tegucigalpa
American Embassy, APO AA 34022, Tegucigalpa
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with five blue
five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the
stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central
America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua;
similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled
by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the
white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle
encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on
the bottom, centered in the white band
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