Honduras is considered a large nation due to its total area. Its total land area is 112,090 km² (about 43,278 mi²). The continental shelf of Honduras is approximately 68,718 km² (roughly 26,532 mi²). Honduras is located in North America. North America is entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely in the Western Hemisphere. North American countries include Canada, Mexico, and the United States, among others. Honduras has 3 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Honduras is not a landlocked country. It means it is bounded by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of Honduras is 684 m (2,244 ft).

Neighbors
The total length of land borders of Honduras is 1575 kilometers (~608 miles). Honduras shares land borders with 3 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring territories. If, as in the case of Honduras, a country has the same number of distinct neighboring regions as land borders, then that country does not have non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous stretches of land borders. Honduras has 3 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The lengths of land borders of Honduras with its neighboring countries are as follows:

Guatemala - 256 km (159 miles),
El Salvador - 342 km (213 miles),
Nicaragua - 922 km (573 miles).

Cities
The capital of Honduras is Tegucigalpa. The largest city in Honduras is Tegucigalpa.

Elevation
The average elevation range of Honduras is 684 m (2,244 ft). The highest point of Honduras is Cerro Las Minas with an official elevation of 2870 m (9,416 ft). The lowest point of Honduras is the Caribbean Sea, the Pacific Ocean. The difference in elevation between the highest (Cerro Las Minas) and the lowest (Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean) points of Honduras is 2870 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of Honduras is 112,090 km² (about 43,278 mi²). and the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is 249,542 km² (~96,348 mi²). The continental shelf of Honduras is approximately 68,718 km² (roughly 26,532 mi²). Including the landmass and the EEZ, the total area of Honduras is approximately 361,632 km² (~139,626 mi²). Honduras is considered a large nation due to its total area.

Forest and farmland
67,254 km² of the territory of Honduras is covered with forests, and forest land accounts for 60% of the country's total area. There are 10,663 km² of arable land in Honduras, which accounts for 10% of the country's total area.