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 Honduras
Honduras was one of the five member states of the United Provinces of Central America and, like other constituent states, has retained a blue and white tribanded flag based on the federation's flag, itself modelled on that of Argentina.
Honduras' flag was adopted in 1866, with the five central stars representing a desire for the rebirth of the federation...
The flag of the Autonomous national university that is blkue (turqoise), white and yellow, bearing in the center the arms of the university.
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 Official Honduras Symbols - HONDURAS.COM
Honduras, like all other countries that were Spanish colonies, used the shields (coat-of-arms) of Spain, but once the country became independent, these shields were no longer necessary.
Through his initiative, Honduras acquired its own national shield, one which represents Honduran history and the rich variety of national resources that it possesses and which should be protected and conserved.
Of the two species found in Honduras, the white tailed deer is the largest, and its two biggest natural enemies include the puma and the jaguar, as well as humans.
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 Honduras Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org
Honduras tourist information linked with other tourism related sites; trip planning tools to help potential visitors to arrange their travel plans, and on-line booking and payment services.
It's a little known fact that Honduras is home to more intact rainforest, cloud forest and pine forest than it’s more well-known and visited neighbours, Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Amphibian and reptile species are also found in Honduras, and include such species as the barba amarillo, coral snake, iguana, caiman, crocodiles and hawksbill and leatherback turtles.
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 Honduras Economy, Honduras People, Honduras Culture and Flag
The flag is designed with three equal parallel bands; wherein the topmost and the bottom most band, colored in blue denote the presence of two major seas in our province namely the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
The blue five-pointed stars are scattered in the middle portion of the white band in a typical X pattern, which denotes the existing five nations of the previous United States of Central America after the province emerged its victory and autonomy from the Spain domination.
Honduras still remains as one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere region that is reliant basically on the U.S. aid.
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 About Honduras - Travel, Maps, Flag and Information
Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea on the north coast and the Pacific Ocean on the south through the Gulf of Fonseca.
Honduras has one of the largest women's rights movements in Latin America, as women were fighting for the right to work in factories alongside men in the 1920s, and universal suffrage being achieved in 1954.
Women in Honduras have historically been encouraged to be submissive, to raise the children and not take a job outside of the home, though this has changed, with poverty meaning that women taking jobs to earn a wage has become necessary.
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 Honduras - Historical Flags   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The war flag and ensign were perhaps changed around this years.In 1905 Flaggenbuch published the war flag and ensign bearing the arms in the center and the stars in semicircle below the arms.
The 1895 flag of Honduras is the one shown in Ruhls flagchart!
Above is the drawing of the flag of Honduras as prescribed by the 1933 regulations (abandoned formally in 1949, but in any case this design was de facto used quite long afterward and in flagbooks even longer).
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 Country of Honduras - HONDURAS.COM
Honduras is a vibrant country, brimming with clear turquois waters, pristine beaches, lush jungles, breathtaking mountains, challenging rivers, and fascinating ancient ruins.
Honduras is enjoying a boom in popularity, as the rich and famous have found a place where they can still travel unknown.
Honduras is also home to a rather large
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 Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras
This flag was used as the Colonial flag of British Honduras, and was then used as a state and war ensign until the 80's.
British Honduras was governed by Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) from 1749-1862, Lieutenant Governors from 1862-1884, and by Governors fom 1884-1981.
The flag was a Union defaced with the badge within a laurel garland.
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 Haiti Flag - World Flags 101 - Haitian Flags   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Haitian flag is an adaptation of the French national flag.
The Haitian flag was originally blue and red vertical stripes, which was an adaptation of the French national flag.
The white stripe of the French flag was omitted because it represented white colonial oppression.
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 Flag of Honduras - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The flag contains three equal horizontal bands; the two blue bands represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
The five blue five-pointed stars represent the five nations of the former United States of Central America and the hope that the nations may form a union again.
The flag of blue (top), white, and blue with five stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America.
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 Nicaragua
This is a bit curious as Honduras is 1:2 as well, but the important part would be to distinguish it from El Salvador which it closely resembles, especially as he pictures El Salvador and Nicaragua with a lighter shade of blue.
The present form of the flag was established by a Decree of 4 September 1908, and this stipulates that the national emblem shall appear in the centre of the flag but makes no mention of a civil or merchant flag without arms.
Whitney Smith presents flag with coat of arms as national flag and civil flag, and plain BWB flag as alternate civil flag.
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 Honduras Flag - World Flags 101 - Honduranian Flags   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The flag of Honduras consists of three equal sized horizontal stripes - the top and bottom stripes are blue and the middle stripe is white.
The present Honduran flag is similar to that of the United States of Central America flag, which came to an end in the years 1838 to 1839.
Honduras separated from the United States of Central America and declared its independence on November 5th 1838.
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 Honduras Flags
All flags are finished with heavy-duty, no shrink white header material for the strongest headers in the industry.
These flags are made of heavyweight 200 denier nylon with heading and brass grommets.
Honduras' flag features three equal horizontal bands of blue, white, and blue (from top-down).
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Image:Flag of Honduras.svg
This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia.
Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of the countries of the world by continent with their national flags and capitals.
This is a list of all flags available here, mostly national and regional flags.
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 Flag of Honduras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
This flag of Honduras was adopted on January 9, 1866.
It is based on the flag of the United States of Central America.
Wapipedia > Index > F > Fl > Flag of Honduras
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 History of the flag of honduras
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 Civil and State Flag of Honduras
This illustration of the Honduras Flag is available for immediate download as a single flag or as part of a complete set of international flags.
Single Flag Download (Windows Version) - Includes 4 versions of the Civil and State Flag of Honduras: both EPS vector format and WMF vector format versions, in both official proportions and a standard sized 3:5 ratio version.
Two sizes for each country flag are available: one in the official proportions as specified by the particular country and one in a standardized 3:5 ratio.
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 Honduras Flag
This Honduras flag is authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability.
Each flag is available for outdoor use, made with a heavy polyester heading and two brass grommets, or for indoor use with lined pole hem, velcro tabs and fringe.
There are 5 flag sizes available which are 4" x 6", 2' x 3', 3' X 5', 4' X 6' and 5' X 8'
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 Honduras Flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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 Honduras - Flag
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The blue and white triband is based on the flag of the Central American Federation (CAF), a grouping of African states imposed by the British government in 1953.
Known as ‘white sun in blue sky’, the flag of Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Zhong Shan appears in the canton.
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 flagsonline.net Flag of Honduras
The blue and white of the current flag are an historical link to this union and also remain in the flags of the other former members.
Honduras separated from the United Provinces of Central America and declared its independence on the 5th of November 1838.
The colours of the Honduran national flag have their origin in the flag of the former federation of the United Provinces of Central America.
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 Honduras (Honduran) Flag
These flags are the made to the highest standards in the USA.
Honduras stick flag 4 inch x 6 inch, mounted on a 10 inch plastic stick.
Honduras stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
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 Flag of Honduras Honduras Flag { Honduras Flags }
They are made of coloured polyester material and are a great feature for organizations who fly Honduras Flags on a every day basis.
We stock the Honduras flag in Feet and Inches 5' x 3' or Metres 1.5 x 0.9m We aim to deliver to European destinations within three working days and worldwide within five.
During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas.
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 Honduras Travel | Guide to travelling Honduras | Travellerspoint
With its prime location between the Caribbean and Pacific, Honduras' natural and historical treasures remain its greatest attractions for visitors.
But what gives Honduras an edge over its neighbours is the extensive rainforest jungle (the largest in Central America) that marks its inland territory.
Unfortunately, Honduras' lack of wealth has given it a slow start in setting up as a tourist destination.
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 Honduras
Even after the end of the confederation in the year 1838/1839 this flag was maintained in Honduras.
In the year 1866 was attached the coat of arms of Honduras for the first time in the middle of the flag, as well the blue in the stripes became brighter.
The flag in her today's form was introduced on the 18the of January in 1949, after the changing of the flag's ratio into 1:2.
www.flaggenlexikon.de /fhondura.htm   (787 words)

  
 Honduras Summary
Honduras The Republic of Honduras is located on the Atlantic coast of Central America; it is the region's second largest country.
Republic of Honduras República de Honduras CAPITAL: Tegucigalpa FLAG: The national flag consists of a white horizontal stripe between two blue horizontal stripes, with five blue stars on the white stripe representing the five members of the former...
Honduras is a Central American country bordered on the northwest by Guatemala, on the southwest by El Salvador, and on the southeast by Nicaragua.
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 Honduras Flag
The shape and flag ratio of the Honduras flag is described as 1:2 (length twice the height)
Honduras Flag etiquette is very strict and is is essential that Flag protocols and rules are followed correctly
A Flag of Honduras, when in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in private with all due care and respect
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 Honduras Fringed Flag w/ Indoor Kit - (3' x 5')
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Each flag shown is the flag used by that
It is identical to the "government" flag except the seal is omitted.
Flags for Outdoor use are made of 100% heavyweight nylon and finished with strong canvas headings and brass grommets.
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 Hotels in Honduras
Honduras is strategically located in the heart of Central America and is surrounded by high tropical mountains, which provide the country with a variety of different climates.It is a vibrant country, brimming with clear turquois waters, pristine beaches, lush jungles, breathtaking mountains, challenging rivers, and fascinating ancient ruins.
To the south, Honduras is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and El Salvador, to the west by Guatemala and to the east by Nicaragua.The Bay Islands are surrounded by the world’s second largest coral reef.
In Honduras you will find exuberant scenery, colonial towns and living cultures throughout the country.
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