Flag of Honduras

🎨 What the flag means

The flag of Honduras has two blue stripes with a white stripe between them and five blue stars in the middle. The blue stands for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and the white for the land between them and for peace. The five stars stand for the five nations that once formed the Federal Republic of Central America.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

11 million (2025)

🏙️ Capital

Tegucigalpa850.8 thousand people (2025)

🗣️ Main language

Spanish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Honduras's national bird is the scarlet macaw, a big, bright red parrot.
2. Copán in Honduras was an important ancient Maya city.
3. Whale sharks, manta rays and dolphins swim in the waters around the Bay Islands of Honduras.