STATISTICS: HONDURAS

Honduras Official name: Repblica de Honduras (Republic of Honduras). Form of government: multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly ). Head of state and government: President. Capital: Tegucigalpa{1}. Official language: Spanish. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 Honduran lempira (L) = 100 centavos; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = L 13.62; 1 = L 23.19. Demography Population (1998): 5,919,000. Density (1998){2}: persons per sq mi 136.3, persons per sq km 52.6. Urban-rural (1994): urban 42.9%; rural 57.1%. Sex distribution (1990): male 50.07%; female 49.93%. Age breakdown (1990): under 15, 44.6%; 15-29, 28.3%; 30-44, 14.4%; 45-59, 7.8%; 60-74, 3.9%; 75 and over, 1.0%. Population projection: (2000) 6,206,000; (2010) 7,370,000. Doubling time: 24 years. Ethnic composition (1987): mestizo 89.9%; Amerindian 6.7%; black (including Black Carib) 2.1%; white 1.3%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 86.7%; Protestant 10.4%, of which Pentecostal 5.7%; other 2.9%. Major cities (1995): Tegucigalpa 813,900{3}; San Pedro Sula 383,900; La Ceiba 89,200; El Progreso 85,400; Choluteca 76,400. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1993): 35.8 (world avg. 25.0); legitimate, n.a.; illegitimate, n.a. Death rate per 1,000 population (1993): 6.4 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1993): 29.4 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1993): 4.9. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1983): 4.9. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1983): 0.4. Life expectancy at birth (1993): male 64.8 years; female 69.2 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1983): diseases of the circulatory system 48.4; infectious and parasitic diseases 46.6; accidents and violence 42.2; diseases of the respiratory system 26.3. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: L 9,900,900,000 (current revenue 68.8%, of which excise and sales taxes 23.3%, income taxes 19.6%, import duties 14.4%; capital revenue 31.2%). Expenditures: L 10,502,800,000 (current expenditure 53.6%; capital expenditure 17.9%; public-debt service 16.2%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$3,855,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 3,237,000, bananas 927,000, corn (maize) 580,000, pineapples 269,000, plantains 190,000, coffee 131,000, palm oil 76,600, sorghum 68,000, dry beans 55,000, rice 41,000; livestock (number of live animals) 2,182,000 cattle, 600,000 pigs, 14,000,0000 chickens; roundwood (1995) 6,362,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 24,333. Mining and quarrying (1995): gypsum 26,000; salt 25,000; zinc 14,500; lead 2,000; copper 390. Manufacturing (1995): cement 995,100; raw sugar 406,000; wheat flour 216,000; beer 7,989,000 hectolitres; milk 672,260 hectolitres; cigarettes 2,388,500,000 units. Construction (value of private construction in L '000,000; 1995){4}: residential 340.6; nonresidential 533.5. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 2,655,000,000 (2,672,000,000); coal, none (none); crude petroleum (barrels; 1992) none (3,064,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (950,000). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1988) 5.4; income per household: n.a.; sources of income (1985): wages and salaries 58.8%, transfer payments 1.8%, other 39.4%; expenditure (1986): food 44.4%, utilities and housing 22.4%, clothing and footwear 9.0%, household furnishings 8.3%, health care 7.0%, transportation 3.0%, other 5.9%. Tourism (1995): receipts U.S.$80,000,000; expenditures U.S.$57,000,000. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$4,012,000,000 (U.S.$660 per capita). Population economically active (1995): total 1,796,200; activity rate of total population 32.6% (participation rates: over age 15 58.3%; female 31.7%; unemployed 40.0%). Land use (1994): forested 53.6%; meadows and pastures 13.8%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 18.1%; other 14.5%. Foreign trade{5} Imports (1995): U.S.$1,587,600,000 (machinery and electrical equipment 17.1%, industrial chemicals 14.8%, mineral fuels 14.0%, metal products 8.7%, transport equipment 8.4%, plastics and resins 7.3%). Major import sources: United States 42.8%; Japan 4.7%; Germany 3.6%; Mexico 3.0%; Brazil 1.8%; Spain 1.8%; The Netherlands 1.5%. Exports (1995): U.S.$1,092,900,000 (coffee 32.0%, bananas 19.6%, shrimp and lobsters 14.5%, zinc 2.5%, frozen meats 1.2%). Major export destinations: United States 54.2%; Germany 6.9%; Belgium 4.8%; Japan 3.6%; Spain 3.6%; The Netherlands 2.1%; Italy 1.9%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1989): length (1993) 614 mi, 988 km; passenger-km 7,700,000; metric ton-km cargo 30,200,000. Roads (1995): total length 9,383 mi, 15,100 km (paved 20%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 81,439; trucks and buses 170,006. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 966; total deadweight tonnage 1,437,321. Air transport (1994): passenger-mi 180,000,000, passenger-km 289,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 26,000,000, metric ton-km cargo 38,000,000; airports (1996) with scheduled flights 8. Education and health Educational attainment (1988). Percentage of population age 10 and over having: no formal schooling 33.4%; primary education 50.1%; secondary education 13.4%; higher 3.1%. Literacy (1995): total population age 15 and over literate 72.7%; males literate 72.6%; females literate 72.7%. Health: physicians (1990) 2,900 (1 per 1,586 persons); hospital beds (1994) 4,737 (1 per 1,126 persons); infant mortality rate (1993) 47.2. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,359 (vegetable products 88%, animal products 12%); 104% of FAO recommended minimum. Military Total active duty personnel (1996): 18,800 (army 85.1%, navy 5.3%, air force 9.6%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 1.4% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$8. {1} Tegucigalpa and adjacent city of Comayagela jointly form the capital according to the constitution. {2} Based on the revised area. {3} Population cited is for Central District (Tegucigalpa and Comayagela). {4} Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and 10 other urban centres. {5} Import figures are f.o.b. in balance of trade and c.i.f. for commodities and trading partners.