Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
President: Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Population
34,568,211
8,448,465
Life Expectancy
81.570 years
70.810 years
Capital City
Ottawa
Tegucigalpa
Largest city
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Tegucigalpa (population: 850,848)
Human Development Index
0.967
0.714
GDP per capita
$41,500 US
$4,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
80%
Corruption Perception Index
8.7
2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
24.9%
23.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
7.300%
4.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
democratic constitutional republic
Independence date
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK)
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Religions
Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
Languages
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - 1.0364 (2008 est.), 1.0724 (2007), 1.1334 (2006), 1.2118 (2005), 1.301 (2004)
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
1.100%
1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
18
0
Location
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
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
9,984,670 km sq
112,090 km sq
Coastline
202,080 km
820 km
Climate
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
