| 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 |
6,406,052 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| 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 |
67.51 male, 71.28 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
democratic constitutional republic |
| Currency |
1 lempira (L) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,700 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products |
| Agriculture |
bananas, coffee, citrus; beef; timber; shrimp |
| Arable Land |
15% |
| Natural Resources |
timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower |
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