Capital

Luxemburg

name: Luxembourg

geographic coordinates: 49 36 N, 6 07 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: the name derives from the Celtic lucilem (little) and the German burg (castle or fortress) to produce the meaning of the "little castle"; the name is actually ironic, since for centuries the Fortress of Luxembourg was one of Europe's most formidable fortifications; the name passed to the city that grew around the fortress

Honduras

name: Tegucigalpa; note - article eight of the Honduran constitution states that the twin cities of Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela, jointly, constitute the capital of the Republic of Honduras; however, virtually all governmental institutions are on the Tegucigalpa side, which in practical terms makes Tegucigalpa the capital

geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W

time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

etymology: while most sources agree that Tegucigalpa is of Nahuatl derivation, there is no consensus on its original meaning

Namibia

name: Windhoek

geographic coordinates: 22 34 S, 17 05 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April

etymology: may derive from the Afrikaans word "wind-hoek" meaning "windy corner"

Citizenship

Luxemburg

citizenship by birth: limited to situations where the parents are either unknown, stateless, or when the nationality law of the parents' state of origin does not permit acquisition of citizenship by descent when the birth occurs outside of national territory

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Luxembourg

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Honduras

citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 1 to 3 years

Namibia

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Namibia

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Legal system

Luxemburg

civil law system

Honduras

civil law system

Namibia

mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law

Suffrage

Luxemburg

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Honduras

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Namibia

18 years of age; universal

Area

Luxemburg

total: 2,586 sq km

land: 2,586 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Honduras

total: 112,090 sq km

land: 111,890 sq km

water: 200 sq km

Namibia

total: 824,292 sq km

land: 823,290 sq km

water: 1,002 sq km

Land use

Luxemburg

agricultural land: 50.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 24% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 26.1% (2018 est.)

forest: 33.5% (2018 est.)

other: 15.8% (2018 est.)

Honduras

agricultural land: 28.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 9.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 4% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 15.7% (2018 est.)

forest: 45.3% (2018 est.)

other: 25.9% (2018 est.)

Namibia

agricultural land: 47.2% (2018 est.)

arable land: 1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 46.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 8.8% (2018 est.)

other: 44% (2018 est.)

Location

Luxemburg

Western Europe, between France and Germany

Honduras

Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua

Namibia

Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa

Age structure

Luxemburg

0-14 years: 16.73% (male 57,006/female 53,593)

15-64 years: 67.38% (male 228,427/female 216,912)

65 years and over: 15.88% (2023 est.) (male 47,951/female 57,035)

Honduras

0-14 years: 27.92% (male 1,352,581/female 1,319,338)

15-64 years: 66.18% (male 3,050,008/female 3,283,949)

65 years and over: 5.91% (2023 est.) (male 249,241/female 316,235)

Namibia

0-14 years: 34.38% (male 482,432/female 472,474)

15-64 years: 61.68% (male 834,001/female 878,865)

65 years and over: 3.94% (2023 est.) (male 46,235/female 63,225)

Birth rate

Luxemburg

11.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Honduras

20.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Namibia

24.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Luxemburg

7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Honduras

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Namibia

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Luxemburg

Luxembourgish (official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular)) 55.8%, Portuguese 15.7%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 12.1%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 3.1%, Italian 2.9%, English 2.1%, other 8.4% (2011 est.)

Honduras

Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Namibia

Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4% (also a common language), Herero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other European languages 0.7%, other 1% (2016 est.)

note: Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 European languages

Life expectancy at birth

Luxemburg

total population: 83.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 80.7 years

female: 85.8 years

Honduras

total population: 71.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 68.4 years

female: 75.5 years

Namibia

total population: 63.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 62.1 years

female: 65.4 years

Major urban areas - population

Luxemburg

120,000 LUXEMBOURG (capital) (2018)

Honduras

1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023)

Namibia

477,000 WINDHOEK (capital) (2023)

Median age

Luxemburg

total: 39.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 39.3 years

female: 40.3 years

Honduras

total: 25.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 24.4 years

female: 26.2 years

Namibia

total: 22.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 21.8 years

female: 23.2 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Luxemburg

31 years (2020 est.)

Honduras

20.3 years (2011/12 est.)

note: data represents median age a first birth among women 25-49

Namibia

21.6 years (2013 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Net migration rate

Luxemburg

11.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Honduras

-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Namibia

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Luxemburg

most people live in the south, on or near the border with France

Honduras

most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area

Namibia

population density is very low, with the largest clustering found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola as shown in this population distribution map

Population growth rate

Luxemburg

1.58% (2023 est.)

Honduras

1.28% (2023 est.)

Namibia

1.66% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Luxemburg

1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Honduras

2.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Namibia

2.94 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Luxemburg

urban population: 92.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Honduras

urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Namibia

urban population: 54.9% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Luxemburg

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Honduras

6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Namibia

9.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Luxemburg

total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2020)

Honduras

total: 10 years

male: 10 years

female: 11 years (2019)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Luxemburg

1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Honduras

-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Namibia

-5.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Luxemburg

2.87% (2021 est.)

Honduras

20.05% (2021 est.)

Namibia

1.44% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Luxemburg

333,900 (2021 est.)

note: data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany

Honduras

4.314 million (2021 est.)

Namibia

939,000 (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Luxemburg

17.5% (2018 est.)

Honduras

48.3% (2018 est.)

Namibia

17.4% (2015 est.)

Unemployment rate

Luxemburg

5.23% (2021 est.)

6.77% (2020 est.)

5.59% (2019 est.)

Honduras

8.51% (2021 est.)

8.37% (2020 est.)

5.7% (2019 est.)

note: about one-third of the people are underemployed

Namibia

21.68% (2021 est.)

21.45% (2020 est.)

19.99% (2019 est.)

Public debt

Luxemburg

23% of GDP (2017 est.)

20.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions

Honduras

39.5% of GDP (2017 est.)

38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

Namibia

4.64% of GDP (2019 est.)

5.49% of GDP (2018 est.)

5.44% of GDP (2017 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Luxemburg

2.53% (2021 est.)

0.82% (2020 est.)

1.74% (2019 est.)

Honduras

4.48% (2021 est.)

3.47% (2020 est.)

4.37% (2019 est.)

Namibia

3.62% (2021 est.)

2.21% (2020 est.)

3.72% (2019 est.)

Exports

Luxemburg

$177.831 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$145.417 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$139.559 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Honduras

$7.941 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.269 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$7.243 billion (2019 est.)

Namibia

$3.955 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.565 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$4.581 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Exports - partners

Luxemburg

Germany 23%, France 13%, Belgium 12%, Netherlands 6%, Italy 5% (2019)

Honduras

United States 53%, El Salvador 8%, Guatemala 5%, Nicaragua 5% (2019)

Namibia

China 29%, South Africa 20%, Botswana 8%, Belgium 6%, Zambia 4% (2020)

Imports

Luxemburg

$148.15 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$121.328 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$116.803 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Honduras

$14.495 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$9.928 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$11.825 billion (2019 est.)

Namibia

$6.055 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$4.614 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.808 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Luxemburg

Belgium 27%, Germany 24%, France 11%, Netherlands 5% (2019)

Honduras

United States 42%, China 10%, Guatemala 8%, El Salvador 8%, Mexico 6% (2019)

Namibia

South Africa 40%, Zambia 20%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6%, China 5%, Bulgaria 3% (2020)

Airports

Luxemburg

2 (2021)

Honduras

103 (2021)

Namibia

112 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Luxemburg

total: 235,155 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2020 est.)

Honduras

total: 396,916 (2020)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2020 est.)

Namibia

total: 71,063 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Luxemburg

total: 633,600 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 99% (2021 est.)

Honduras

total: 4.8 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 48% (2021 est.)

Namibia

total: 1.325 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 53% (2021 est.)

Railways

Luxemburg

total: 271 km (2020) 262 km electrified

Honduras

total: 699 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge

115 km 1.057-mm gauge
420 km 0.914-mm gauge

Namibia

total: 2,628 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 2,628 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge

Roadways

Luxemburg

total: 2,875 km (2019)

Honduras

total: 14,742 km (2012)

paved: 3,367 km (2012)

unpaved: 11,375 km (2012) (1,543 km summer only)

note: an additional 8,951 km of non-official roads used by the coffee industry

Namibia

total: 48,875 km (2018)

paved: 7,893 km (2018)

unpaved: 40,982 km (2018)

Telephones - fixed lines

Luxemburg

total subscriptions: 270,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2021 est.)

Honduras

total subscriptions: 465,521 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)

Namibia

total subscriptions: 91,869 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Luxemburg

total subscriptions: 880,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 140 (2021 est.)

Honduras

total subscriptions: 7,560,710 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 74 (2021 est.)

Namibia

total subscriptions: 2,915,307 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 115 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Luxemburg

37 km (2010) (on Moselle River)

Honduras

465 km (2012) (most navigable only by small craft)

Disputes - international

Luxemburg

none identified

Honduras

Honduras-El Salvador: International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras border in 1992 with final settlement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca with consideration of Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not mentioned in the ICJ ruling, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca.

Honduras-Belize: Honduras claims the Belizean-administered Sapodilla Cays off the coast of Belize in its constitution; in 2022, Belize instituted proceedings against Honduras concerning sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes 

Namibia

Namibia-Angola-Botswana: concerns from international experts and local populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls along the Angola-Namibia border

Namibia-Botswana-Zambia-Zimbabwe: Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river; the Kazungula Bridge opened to traffic in May 2021

Namibia-South Africa: the governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River; Namibia claims a median line boundary, while South Africa supports the northern bank of the river