Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya failed to return to the country Sunday because the Armed Forces blocked the runways with vehicles to prevent his jet from landing. His plane then landed in Managua, the capital city of neighboring Nicaragua, media reports said.
·Honduras is a country located in Central America on the Caribbean coast bordered by Guatemala, Nicaragua and EI Salvador. The population in 2008 is estimated at 7.5 million and per capita income stands at US$1700. The capital of Honduras is Tegucigalpa.
·Full name: Republic of Honduras
·Population: 7.5 million (UN, 2008)
·Population growth (annual %): 1.2 (2007)
·Capital: Tegucigalpa
·Area: 112,492 sq km
·Official Language: Spanish
·National Flag: Three horizontal stripes of blue, white blue with five blue stars in the center
·GNI per capita, PPP (current international $): 9,947 (2007)
The Republic of Honduras
