Central America contains Honduras.
Central America . Central America consists of seven countries : Belize , Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua , and Panama . The seven states finally became independent autonomous states : beginning with Nicaragua , Honduras , Costa Rica , and Guatemala ( 1838 ) ; followed by El Salvador ( 1841 ) ; then Panama ( 1903 ) ; and finally Belize ( 1981 ) . Honduras ( [ hɒnˈdʊərəs ] [ onˈduɾas ] ) , officially the Republic of Honduras ( República de Honduras ) , is a republic in Central America .