Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
A narrow bridge of land joins North and South America. This is called Central America, and is made up of 7 countries, one of them being Honduras.
Large banana plantations were established in the country by US companies in the early part of the last century. These companies established towns, hospitals and schools. Bananas became the main source of foreign exchange for the country and the US-based fruit companies gained considerable clout in the government. In fact, they could make or break the government. The term ‘banana republic’, later extended to other countries in Central and South America, was first used in connection with Honduras.
Bananas remain the chief export of the country which is regarded as one of the poorest in the western hemisphere (North and South America).
It's capital, Tegucigalpa, is one of the few capitals in the world that does not have a railway service.
The name ‘Honduras’ comes from the Spanish word for depths, the water of the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast being very deep.
Last updated on :12/5/2001
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Area : 112,492 sq km
Capital : Tegucigalpa
Population : 6,823,568
Language : Spanish, English
Currency : lempira (16.43 lempiras equal U.S.$1; 2002 average)
Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.