Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
President: Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Population
194,320
8,296,693
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
70.710 years
Capital City
Tegucigalpa
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
Tegucigalpa (population: 850,848)
Human Development Index
0.76
0.714
GDP per capita
$4,400 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
80%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
23.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
4.800%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
democratic constitutional republic
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Religions
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
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
2,831 km sq
112,090 km sq
Coastline
403 km
820 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
