Size of Country: 112,090 sq km (slightly larger than Tennessee)
Capital City: Tegucigalpa
Time Zone: GMT-6
Location: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Climate: Subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Currency: Lempira
Language: Spanish, Amerindian dialects
System of Government: Democratic constitutional republic, led by President Manuel Zelaya Rosales
Telephone Country Code: 504
Electricity: 110 volts
National Holidays: Independence Day, Sept. 15
Religion: Roman Catholic (97%)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 69 years
Economy: The economy relies heavily on a narrow range of exports, notably bananas and coffee, making it vulnerable to natural disasters and shifts in commodity prices
Exports: $1.947 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports: $4.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity): $22.54 billion (2006 est.)
Honduras Fact File
Honduras Fact File: General Information
Population: 7,483,763 (July 2007 est.)
Size of Country: 112,090 sq km (slightly larger than Tennessee)
Capital City: Tegucigalpa
Time Zone: GMT-6
Location: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Climate: Subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Currency: Lempira
Language: Spanish, Amerindian dialects
System of Government: Democratic constitutional republic, led by President Manuel Zelaya Rosales
Telephone Country Code: 504
Electricity: 110 volts
National Holidays: Independence Day, Sept. 15
Religion: Roman Catholic (97%)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 69 years
Economy: The economy relies heavily on a narrow range of exports, notably bananas and coffee, making it vulnerable to natural disasters and shifts in commodity prices
Exports: $1.947 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports: $4.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity): $22.54 billion (2006 est.)
GDP per Capita: $3,100 (2006 est.)
Inflation Rate: 5.7% (2006 est.)
Source: CIA The World Factbook