Honduras

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PropertyTypeValueUnitRankEmpirical methodDateComparison
Birth ratePopulation property25.61Per 1000 Inhabitants61Estimation2010Birth rate
Death ratePopulation property4.99Per 1000 Inhabitants188Estimation2010Death rate
Infant Mortality RateHealth property21.04Per 1000 Live Births98Estimation2010Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at BirthPopulation property70.51Years145Estimation2010Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration RatePopulation property-1.27Per 1000 Inhabitants127Estimation2010Net Migration Rate
Population growth ratePopulation property1.94Percent62Estimation2010Population growth rate
Total Fertility RatePopulation property3.17Born per Woman61Estimation2010Total Fertility Rate
Electricity productionEconomic property6050Gigawatt hour106EstimationElectricity production
Natural gas consumptionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre174EstimationNatural gas consumption
Natural gas productionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre178EstimationNatural gas production
GDP growth rateEconomic property-3.00Percent165EstimationGDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)Economic property4200Dollar151EstimationGDP - per capita (PPP)
GDPEconomic property32500Million dollar103EstimationGDP
Industrial production growth rateEconomic property-9.50Percent139EstimationIndustrial production growth rate
Inflation rateEconomic property5.90Percent150EstimationInflation rate
Oil consumptionEconomic property521000 Barrel per day97EstimationOil consumption
Oil productionEconomic property01000 Barrel per day188EstimationOil production
Unemployment rateEconomic property6.00Percent58EstimationUnemployment rate
AreaGeo property112090Square kilometer102Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence RateHealth property0.70Percent65HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deathsHealth property190060HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDSHealth property2800071People living with HIV/AIDS
Population sizePopulation property798941593Population size
Organisation / GroupAimstatus
International Olympic Committeeto promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russiasuspended
International Organization for Standardizationto promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activitysubscriber
Latin American Integration Associationto promote freer regional tradeobserver
Organization of American Statesto promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social developmentsuspended
Rio Groupto consult on regional Latin American issuessuspended
World Customs Organizationto promote international cooperation in customs matterssuspended
Central American Bank for Economic Integrationto promote economic integration and development
Central American Common Marketto promote establishment of a Central American Common Market
Food and Agriculture Organizationto raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
Inter-American Development Bankto promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agencyto promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentto provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organizationto promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Courtto hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movementto promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Associationto provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Developmentto promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporationto support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societiesto organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organizationto deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fundto promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organizationto deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organizationto promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Organization for Migrationto facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
International Telecommunications Satellites Organizationto act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Unionto deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederationto promote the trade union movement
Latin American Economic Systemto promote economic and social development through regional cooperation
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agencyencourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Saharato supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western Sahara;established by the UN Security Council
Nonaligned Movementto establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbeanto encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaponsto enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitrationto facilitate the settlement of international disputes
PetroCaribeto eliminate existing social inequities, to foster high standards of living, to promote effective people's participation in shaping their own destiny
Central American Integration Systemto strengthen democracy;to set up a new model of regional security;to promote freedom;to achieve a regional system of welfare and economic and social justice;to attain economic unity and strengthen the area as an economic bloc;to act as a bloc in international matters
United Nationsto maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmentto promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizationto promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Union Latinato project, protect, and promote the common heritage and unifying identities of the Latin, and Latin-influenced, world
World Tourism Organizationto promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Unionto promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Federation of Trade Unionsto promote the trade union movement
World Health Organizationto deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organizationto furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organizationto sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organizationto provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

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Description

Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage.

Government type

democratic constitutional republic

Religions

Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%

Natural Resources

timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower

Export commodities

apparel, coffee, shrimp, wire harnessing, cigars, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber