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Honduras

2015 Edition — sovereign

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Communications
Broadcast media [time series]
multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by multiple cable TV networks; Radio Honduras is the lone government-owned radio network; roughly 300 privately owned radio stations (2007)
Internet country code [time series]
.hn
Internet users [time series]
total: 1.7 million | percent of population: 19.4% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 103
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 241, FM 53, shortwave 12 (1998)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
general assessment: fixed-line connections are increasing but still limited; competition among multiple providers of mobile-cellular services is contributing to a sharp increase in subscribership | domestic: beginning in 2003, private sub-operators allowed to provide fixed lines in order to expand telephone coverage contributing to a small increase in fixed-line teledensity; mobile-cellular subscribership is roughly 100 per 100 persons | international: country code - 504; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the MAYA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that together provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System (2011)
Telephones - fixed lines [time series]
total subscriptions: 530,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 95
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
total: 7.7 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 90 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 97
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
bananas, coffee, citrus, corn, African palm; beef; timber; shrimp, tilapia, lobster, sugar, oriental vegetables
Budget [time series]
revenues: $3.354 billion | expenditures: $4.335 billion (2014 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]
-5.1% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 169
Central bank discount rate [time series]
6.25% (31 December 2010) | country comparison to the world: 61
Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]
17.5% (31 December 2014 est.) | 20.08% (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 22
Current account balance [time series]
-$1.444 billion (2014 est.) | -$1.655 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 142
Debt - external [time series]
$7.111 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $6.636 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 117
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]
57.7 (2007) | 53.8 (2003) | country comparison to the world: 8
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America, suffers from extraordinarily unequal distribution of income, as well as high underemployment. While historically dependent on the export of bananas and coffee, Honduras has diversified its export base to include apparel and automobile wire harnessing. Honduras’s economy depends heavily on US trade and remittances. The US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) came into force in 2006 and has helped foster foreign direct investment, but physical and political insecurity, as well as crime and perceptions of corruption, may deter potential investors; about 15% of foreign direct investment is from US firms. The economy registered modest economic growth of 2.6%-4.0% from 2010 to 2014, insufficient to improve living standards for the nearly 65% of the population in poverty. Honduras signed a three-year IMF stand-by arrangement in December 2014 that will help ease its poor fiscal position. In November 2014 along with his counterparts from El Salvador and Guatemala, President HERNANDEZ announced the “Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle.” This plan seeks to address the challenges facing the three Northern Triangle countries, including steps the governments will take to stimulate economic growth, increase transparency and fiscal responsibility, reduce violence, modernize the justice system, improve infrastructure, and promote educational opportunities over the next several years.
Exchange rates [time series]
lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - | 21.1 (2014 est.) | 20.494 (2013 est.) | 19.64 (2012 est.) | 18.895 (2011 est.) | 18.9 (2010 est.)
Exports [time series]
$8.52 billion (2014 est.) | $7.833 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 101
Exports - commodities [time series]
coffee, apparel, coffee, shrimp, automobile wire harnesses, cigars, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber
Exports - partners [time series]
US 35.2%, Germany 8.4%, El Salvador 8%, Guatemala 6.3%, Nicaragua 5.9%, Mexico 4.4% (2014)
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]
$19.51 billion (2014 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]
$39.08 billion (2014 est.) | $37.91 billion (2013 est.) | $36.88 billion (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 113
GDP - composition, by end use [time series]
household consumption: 80.8% | government consumption: 16.1% | investment in fixed capital: 25.2% | investment in inventories: 0.7% | exports of goods and services: 48.2% | imports of goods and services: -71.1% | (2014 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]
agriculture: 14% | industry: 27.4% | services: 58.7% (2014 est.)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]
$4,700 (2014 est.) | $4,600 (2013 est.) | $4,500 (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 173
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
3.1% (2014 est.) | 2.8% (2013 est.) | 4.1% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 113
Gross national saving [time series]
14.4% of GDP (2014 est.) | 10.4% of GDP (2013 est.) | 16.2% of GDP (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 102
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: 0.4% | highest 10%: 42.4% (2009 est.)
Imports [time series]
$11.79 billion (2014 est.) | $11.03 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 97
Imports - commodities [time series]
communications equipment, machinery and transport, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs
Imports - partners [time series]
US 43.3%, Guatemala 9.4%, China 7.6%, Mexico 5.6%, El Salvador 5.1% (2014)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
2.8% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 105
Industries [time series]
sugar, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
6.1% (2014 est.) | 5.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 187
Labor force [time series]
3.579 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
agriculture: 39.2% | industry: 20.9% | services: 39.8% (2005 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]
$NA
Population below poverty line [time series]
60% (2010 est.)
Public debt [time series]
44.3% of GDP (2014 est.) | 43.6% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 83
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]
$2.934 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $3.009 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 111
Stock of broad money [time series]
$7.623 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $7.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 115
Stock of domestic credit [time series]
$11.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $10.81 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 102
Stock of narrow money [time series]
$2.006 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $1.934 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128
Taxes and other revenues [time series]
17.3% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 180
Unemployment rate [time series]
4.5% (2014 est.) | 4.5% (2013 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed | country comparison to the world: 40
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]
10.33 million Mt (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 101
Crude oil - exports [time series]
0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 127
Crude oil - imports [time series]
0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 200
Crude oil - production [time series]
20 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 120
Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]
0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 146
Electricity - consumption [time series]
5.091 billion kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114
Electricity - exports [time series]
237 million kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 75
Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]
60% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 135
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]
29.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 78
Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]
0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 106
Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]
10.7% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30
Electricity - imports [time series]
76 million kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98
Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]
1.815 million kW (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 111
Electricity - production [time series]
6.713 billion kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 111
Natural gas - consumption [time series]
0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 155
Natural gas - exports [time series]
0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114
Natural gas - imports [time series]
0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 206
Natural gas - production [time series]
0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 145
Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]
0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150
Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]
58,220 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 95
Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]
0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 186
Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]
46,370 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 73
Refined petroleum products - production [time series]
0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 156
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 112,090 sq km | land: 111,890 sq km | water: 200 sq km | country comparison to the world: 103
Area - comparative [time series]
slightly larger than Tennessee
Climate [time series]
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Coastline [time series]
Caribbean Sea 669 km; Gulf of Fonseca 163 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m | highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
Environment - current issues [time series]
urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water), as well as several rivers and streams, with heavy metals
International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]
total: 2.12 cu km/yr (16%/23%/61%) | per capita: 295.6 cu m/yr (2006)
Geographic coordinates [time series]
15 00 N, 86 30 W
Geography - note [time series]
has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast
Irrigated land [time series]
878.5 sq km (2007)
Land boundaries [time series]
total: 1,575 km | border countries (3): Guatemala 244 km, El Salvador 391 km, Nicaragua 940 km
Land use [time series]
agricultural land: 28.8% | arable land 9.1%; permanent crops 4%; permanent pasture 15.7% | forest: 45.3% | other: 25.9% (2011 est.)
Location [time series]
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Map references [time series]
Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims [time series]
territorial sea: 12 nm | contiguous zone: 24 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
Natural resources [time series]
timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Terrain [time series]
mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
Total renewable water resources [time series]
95.93 cu km (2011)
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro
Capital [time series]
name: Tegucigalpa | geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W | time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) | daylight saving time: none scheduled for 2013
Constitution [time series]
several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended many times, last in 2012 (2013)
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: Republic of Honduras | conventional short form: Honduras | local long form: Republica de Honduras | local short form: Honduras
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador James D. NEALON (since 21 August 2014) | embassy: Avenida La Paz, Apartado Postal No. 3453, Tegucigalpa | mailing address: American Embassy, APO AA 34022, Tegucigalpa | telephone: [504] 2236-9320, 2238-5114 | FAX: [504] 2236-9037
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Jorge Alberto MILLA Reyes (since 21 May 2014) | chancery: Suite 4-M, 3007 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 966-2604 | FAX: [1] (202) 966-9751 | consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (since 27 January 2014); Vice Presidents Ricardo ALVAREZ, Rossana GUEVARA, and Lorena HERRERA (since 27 January 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government | head of government: President Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (since 27 January 2014); Vice Presidents Ricardo ALVAREZ, Rossana GUEVARA, and Lorena HERRERA (since 27 January 2014) | cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president | elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 4-year term; election last held on 24 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017) | election results: Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado elected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 36.9%, Xiomara CASTRO (LIBRE) 28.8%, Mauricio VILLEDA (PL) 20.3%, Salvador NASRALLA (PAC) 13.4%, other 0.6%
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue, with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water and the peace and prosperity of its people | note: similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band
Government type [time series]
democratic constitutional republic
Independence [time series]
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
International law organization participation [time series]
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
International organization participation [time series]
BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC (suspended), IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO (suspended), WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Judicial branch [time series]
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction | judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms | subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; peace courts
Legal system [time series]
civil law system
Legislative branch [time series]
description: unicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (128 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) | elections: last held on 24 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017) | election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PNH 48, LIBRE 37, PL 27, PAC 13, DC 1, UD 1, PINU 1
National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]
name: "Himno Nacional de Honduras" (National Anthem of Honduras) | lyrics/music: Augusto Constancio COELLO/Carlos HARTLING | note: adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions, only the chorus and last verse are sung
National holiday [time series]
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
National symbol(s) [time series]
scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer; national colors: blue, white
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Anti-Corruption Party or PAC [Salvador NASRALLA] | Christian Democratic Party or DC [Felicito AVILA Ordonez] | Democratic Unification Party or UD [Cesar HAM] | Freedom and Refounding Party or LIBRE [Jose Manuel ZELAYA Rosales] | Liberal Party or PL [Mauricio VILLEDA Bermudez] | National Party of Honduras or PNH [Gladys Aurora LOPEZ] | Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party or PINU [Jorge Rafael AGUILAR Paredes]
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
Beverage and Related Industries Syndicate or STIBYS | Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras or CODEH | Commiittee of the Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras or COFADEH | Confederation of Honduran Workers or CTH | Coordinating Committee of Popular Organizations or CCOP | General Workers Confederation or CGT | Honduran Council of Private Enterprise or COHEP | National Association of Honduran Campesinos or ANACH | National Union of Campesinos or UNC | Popular Bloc or BP | United Confederation of Honduran Workers or CUTH | United Farm Workers' Movement of the Aguan OR MUCA
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Introduction
Background [time series]
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. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded.
Military
Manpower available for military service [time series]
males age 16-49: 2,045,914 | females age 16-49: 1,991,418 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service [time series]
males age 16-49: 1,525,578 | females age 16-49: 1,539,688 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]
male: 95,895 | female: 92,087 (2010 est.)
Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]
Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2012)
Military expenditures [time series]
1.05% of GDP (2012) | 1.13% of GDP (2011) | 1.05% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 96
Military service age and obligation [time series]
18 years of age for voluntary 2- to 3-year military service; no conscription (2012)
People and Society
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 34.18% (male 1,527,234/female 1,462,763) | 15-24 years: 21.14% (male 943,039/female 906,273) | 25-54 years: 35.73% (male 1,578,654/female 1,546,902) | 55-64 years: 4.85% (male 197,602/female 226,294) | 65 years and over: 4.09% (male 156,023/female 201,889) (2015 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
23.14 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 65
Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]
total number: 280,809 | percentage: 16% (2002 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]
7.1% (2012) | country comparison to the world: 76
Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]
73.2% (2011/12)
Death rate [time series]
5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 182
Demographic profile [time series]
Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and has the world's highest murder rate. More than half of the population lives in poverty and per capita income is one of the lowest in the region. Poverty rates are higher among rural and indigenous people and in the south, west, and along the eastern border than in the north and central areas where most of Honduras' industries and infrastructure are concentrated. The increased productivity needed to break Honduras' persistent high poverty rate depends, in part, on further improvements in educational attainment. Although primary-school enrollment is near 100%, educational quality is poor, the drop-out rate and grade repetition remain high, and teacher and school accountability is low. | Honduras' population growth rate has slowed since the 1990s, but it remains high at nearly 2% annually because the birth rate averages approximately three children per woman and more among rural, indigenous, and poor women. Consequently, Honduras' young adult population - ages 15 to 29 - is projected to continue growing rapidly for the next three decades and then stabilize or slowly shrink. Population growth and limited job prospects outside of agriculture will continue to drive emigration. Remittances represent about a fifth of GDP.
Dependency ratios [time series]
total dependency ratio: 57.8% | youth dependency ratio: 50.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 7.7% | potential support ratio: 13.1% (2015 est.)
Drinking water source [time series]
urban: 97.4% of population | rural: 83.8% of population | total: 91.2% of population | urban: 2.6% of population | rural: 16.2% of population | total: 8.8% of population (2015 est.)
Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]
NA
Ethnic groups [time series]
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]
0.42% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 74
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
1,200 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
23,000 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 75
Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]
8.7% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 48
Hospital bed density [time series]
0.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 18.18 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 20.59 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 15.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 97
Languages [time series]
Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 71 years | male: 69.34 years | female: 72.74 years (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150
Literacy [time series]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 88.5% | male: 88.4% | female: 88.6% (2015 est.)
Major infectious diseases [time series]
degree of risk: high | food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever | vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria (2013)
Major urban areas - population [time series]
TEGUCIGALPA (capital) 1.123 million; San Pedro Sula 852,000 (2015)
Median age [time series]
total: 22.3 years | male: 21.9 years | female: 22.7 years (2015 est.)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Honduran(s) | adjective: Honduran
Net migration rate [time series]
-1.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 153
Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]
16.3% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 106
Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]
0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
Population [time series]
8,746,673 | 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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 94
Population growth rate [time series]
1.68% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 70
Religions [time series]
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
Sanitation facility access [time series]
urban: 86.7% of population | rural: 77.7% of population | total: 82.6% of population | urban: 13.3% of population | rural: 22.3% of population | total: 17.4% of population (2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]
total: 11 years | male: 11 years | female: 12 years (2013)
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female | 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female | 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female | 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female | 55-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female | 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female | total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
2.78 children born/woman (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]
total: 8% | male: 5.5% | female: 13.8% (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 113
Urbanization [time series]
urban population: 54.7% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 3.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras border in 1992 with final settlement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca with consideration of Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not mentioned in the ICJ ruling, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca; Honduras claims the Belizean-administered Sapodilla Cays off the coast of Belize in its constitution, but agreed to a joint ecological park around the cays should Guatemala consent to a maritime corridor in the Caribbean under the OAS-sponsored 2002 Belize-Guatemala Differendum
Illicit drugs [time series]
transshipment point for drugs and narcotics; illicit producer of cannabis, cultivated on small plots and used principally for local consumption; corruption is a major problem; some money-laundering activity
Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]
IDPs: at least 29,400 (violence, extortion, threats, forced recruitment by urban gangs) (2013)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
103 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 54
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 13 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 | 914 to 1,523 m: 4 | under 914 m: 3 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]
total: 90 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 | 914 to 1,523 m: 16 | 73 (2013)
Merchant marine [time series]
total: 88 | by type: bulk carrier 5, cargo 39, carrier 2, chemical tanker 5, container 1, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 21, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 3 | foreign-owned: 47 (Bahrain 5, Canada 1, Chile 1, China 2, Egypt 2, Greece 4, Israel 1, Japan 4, Lebanon 2, Montenegro 1, Panama 1, Singapore 11, South Korea 6, Taiwan 1, Thailand 2, UAE 1, UK 1, US 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 55
Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]
major seaport(s): La Ceiba, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela
Railways [time series]
total: 699 km | narrow gauge: 164 km 1.067-m gauge; 115 km 1.057-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 133
Roadways [time series]
total: 14,742 km | paved: 3,367 km | unpaved: 11,375 km (1,543 km summer only) | note: an additional 8,951 km of non-official roads used by the coffee industry (2012) | country comparison to the world: 123
Waterways [time series]
465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2012) | country comparison to the world: 84