Flag of Honduras

What the flag looks like

Three equal horizontal bands of turquoise blue, white and turquoise blue, with five turquoise five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern in the center.

What it means

The blue bands represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and white the land and peace between them; the five stars stand for the five nations of the former Federal Republic of Central America and the hope of reunion.

How to remember it

Honduras: plain blue-white-blue with five stars in an X like the five on a dice, and no coat of arms, unlike El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Fun facts

• In 2022 Honduras officially set its flag's blue to a turquoise shade, replacing the darker navy blue that had come into use.
• The Maya city of Copán in western Honduras is a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its carved stelae.

Honduras at a glance

Capital

Tegucigalpa

Region

Central America

Population

11 million

Area

112,492 km²

Languages

Spanish

Currency

Honduran lempira (L)

Flag adopted

1866

Flags often confused with Honduras

• Nicaragua: Honduras and Nicaragua are both horizontal blue-white-blue. Honduras has five blue stars in the center; Nicaragua has a triangle coat of arms.
• El Salvador: Honduras and El Salvador are both horizontal blue-white-blue. Honduras has five blue stars in the center; El Salvador has a triangle coat of arms.
• Argentina: Argentina and Honduras are both blue-white-blue horizontal stripes. Argentina has a gold sun in the center; Honduras has five blue stars in an X shape.
• Guatemala: Guatemala and Honduras are both blue-white-blue. Guatemala's bands are vertical with a coat of arms; Honduras' are horizontal with five blue stars.