Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general Prime minister: Baldwin Spencer
President: Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Population
89,018
8,296,693
Life Expectancy
75.690 years
70.710 years
Capital City
Saint John's
Tegucigalpa
Largest city
Saint John's (population: 24,226)
Tegucigalpa (population: 850,848)
Human Development Index
0.83
0.714
GDP per capita
$18,200 US
$4,400 US
Literacy Rate
85.8%
80%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.7%
23.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
11.000%
4.800%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government
democratic constitutional republic
Independence date
1 November 1981 (from UK)
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Religions
Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
Languages
English (official), local dialects
Spanish, Amerindian dialects
Exports
petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003) note: fixed rate since 1976
lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - 18.983 (2008 est.), 18.9 (2007), 18.895 (2006), 18.92 (2005), 18.206 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
0.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Area
443 km sq
112,090 km sq
Coastline
153 km
820 km
Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
