Honduras

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PROFILE
  • Area: 112,090 sq. km (43,278 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 8,893,259 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 1.64% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 71.1 years (2016)
  • Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
  • Religions: Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
  • Formal name: Republic of Honduras
  • Alternate names: Republic of Honduras, República de Honduras
  • Government type: presidential republic
  • Leaders: chief of state and head of government: President Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado
  • Capital: Tegucigalpa
  • Administrative divisions: 18 departments
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $4,900 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: coffee, apparel, coffee, shrimp, automobile wire harnesses, cigars, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber
  • Imports: communications equipment, machinery and transport, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs
  • Currency: lempira (HNL)
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