About Honduras

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 Expectancy67.91 male, 72.06 female (2000 est.)

Government Typedemocratic 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

Agriculturebananas, 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)