Honduras
Republica de Honduras

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LOCAL FACTS  Return to Top
Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
Form of government:
Population: 5,997,327 (44% urban)
Total area: 112,088 sq. km
Languages: Spanish (official)
Religions: Roman Catholicism (97%)
Per capita GDP: $2,400 p.a.
Exports: $1.575 bn; bananas, coffee, shrimp, lobster, minerals
Literacy: 72.7% (1995)
Life expectancy: 64.7 years (66.3 f, 63.2 m)
Sources
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Honduras
[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs] background notes - Honduras
[U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Honduras
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Honduras - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather
[Nation by Nation] country data - Honduras - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
[World Skip] country data - Honduras
 
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LOCAL DIRECTORIES  Return to Top
Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
 
 
Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
Governments on the WWW - Honduras - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
 
Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (Virtual Library on Health) - sponsored by the World Health Organisation
Centro de Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (CIPRODEH) (Center for the Investigation and Promotion of Human Rights) - provides access to objective information about human rights in Honduras
Corporación Hondureña de Desarrollo Forestal, Administracion Forestal del Estado (AFE-COHDEFOR) - forestry rights
Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) Honduras - provides financial services (small loans, Village Banking) to the worlds poorest families so they can create their own jobs, raise household incomes, and improve their standard of living, delivering these services through a global network of locally managed, self-supporting institutions
Partners in Health in Honduras - helps the Brigham and Women's Hospital to improve the medical care of rural Hondurans, providing operational and program support for PROMESA, an integrated rural development project located in the mountainous Yeguare region aimed at improving water quality and sanitation, and offering training for local health-care providers, teachers and youth groups
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Honduras
 
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Essential data:
Banco Central de Honduras
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Honduras
Social development:
[OneWorld.net] country database - Honduras - news articles selected from around the world
Human rights:
[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Honduras] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
Governance:
Governments on the WWW - Honduras - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
[Political Resources] - Honduras
[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Honduras
[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Honduras - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Honduras
 
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