manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
External Debt
$4,564,000,000 $
$61,230,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - 18.983 (2008 est.), 18.9 (2007), 18.895 (2006), 18.92 (2005), 18.206 (2004)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.67 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), tolars per US dollar - 190.85 (2006), 192.71 (2005), 192.38 (2004) note: Slovenia adopted the euro as its currency on 1 January 2007
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.600%
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
5
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
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Area
112,090 km sq
20,273 km sq
Coastline
820 km
47 km
Climate
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east