Country (long form)
Republic of Honduras |
Capital
Tegucigalpa |
Total Area
43,278.19 sq mi
112,090.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Tennessee) |
Population
6,249,598 (July 2000 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
Estimated Population in 2050
11,861,333 |
Languages
Spanish, Amerindian dialects |
Literacy
72.7% total, 72.6% male, 72.7% female (1995 est.) |
Religions
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority |
Life Expectancy
67.91 male, 72.06 female (2000 est.) |
Government Type
democratic constitutional republic |
Currency
1 lempira (L) = 100 centavos |
GDP (per capita)
$2,050 (1999 est.) |
Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture 29%, industry 21%, services 60% (1998 est.) |
Industry
sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products |
Agriculture
bananas, coffee, citrus; beef; timber; shrimp |
Arable Land
15% |
Exports
coffee, bananas, shrimp, lobster, meat; zinc, lumber |
Imports
machinery and transport equipment, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs |
Natural Resources
timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower |
Current Environmental Issues
urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water) as well as several rivers and streams with heavy metals; severe Hurricane Mitch damage |
Telephones (main lines in use)
190,200 (1996) |
Telephones (mobile cellular)
0 (1995) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
14 (1999) |
| (U.S. Government sources) |
