_#_Capital: Tegucigalpa
_#_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
_#_Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
_#_Constitution: 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982
_#_Legal system: rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
_#_Executive branch: president, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justica)
_#_Leaders: