Co-heads of state: Joan Enric Vives i Sicilia, Bishop of Urgel, Spain, and Nicolas Sarkozy of France Head of government: Antoni Marti
Population
8,296,693
85,082
Life Expectancy
70.710 years
82.500 years
Capital City
Tegucigalpa
Largest city
Tegucigalpa (population: 850,848)
Andorra la Vella (population: 20,430)
Human Development Index
0.714
0
GDP per capita
$4,400 US
Literacy Rate
80%
100%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.4%
25%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
4.800%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
democratic constitutional republic
parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives
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
0.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Area
112,090 km sq
468 km sq
Coastline
820 km
0 km
Climate
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
