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PEOPLE

Language
Spanish is the official language. Garifuna, English and various indigenous languages such as Lenca and Miskito are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	7.5 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	7.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	6.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	6.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	6.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	6.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	6.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	6.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	6.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
12.4 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
The majority of Hondurans are of mixed Mayan and European descent. The Garifunas, who live along the Caribbean coast, are descendants of fugitive slaves and Native Americans.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Catholic 85 percent, Protestant 10 percent.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	47.4 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	46.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	46.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	46.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	45.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	45.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	44.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	44.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1955
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
94 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	40.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	39.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	40.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	40.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	41.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	41.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT -6

Climate description
A wide range of daily temperatures in the mountainous region, cooler than those in the low-lying areas. Winter rains between May to October, with the Caribbean coast the most humid.

Currency
Lempira

Telephone dialling code
(+) 504

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	69.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	68.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	67.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	68.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	68.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	65.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	65.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	66.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	65.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	66.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	66.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	63.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	73.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	70.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	69.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	71.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	71.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	68.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	20 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	23 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	31 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	31 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	32 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	32 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	31 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	32 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	24 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	27 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	40 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	41 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	41 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	42 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	40 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	56 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	56 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	56 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	56 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	54 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	54 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	280 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	110 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	115	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	117	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	116	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	115	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	115	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	116	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	11 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	11 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	17 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	17 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	17 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	17 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	25 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	25 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	12 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	23 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	22 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	84 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	87 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	90 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	88 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	66 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	69 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	68 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	75 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	80.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	80 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	74.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	79.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	79.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	79.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	74.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	80.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	80.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	74.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	113 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	115 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	102 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	72 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	57 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	51 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	50 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	49 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	48 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	849 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	583 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	319 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	186 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	105 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	57 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	50 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	37 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	25 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	91 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	60 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	47 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	36 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	32 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	27 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	25 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	12 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	126 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	131 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	121 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	107 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	114 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	106 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	71 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	71 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	14.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	20.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	20.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	23.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	23.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	1590 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	1470 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	1400 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	1300 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	1200 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1130 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	1020 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	940 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	12.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	10.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	9.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	8.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	8.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	7.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	7.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	7.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	6.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	5.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	2.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	2.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	5.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	7.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	4.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	7.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	6.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	5.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	5.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	8.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	30.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
1.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
42.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	57 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	57 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	87 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	83 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.7 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.7 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.7 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.8 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.8 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk from P.vivax is high throughout the year in 223 municipalities. Risk is low in the other 71 municipalities, including San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa. P.falciparum risk is highest in the Islas de la Bahia.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	59 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	61 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	63 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	65 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	67 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	69 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	71 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	73 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	1116	UNHCR
2007	1236	UNHCR
2006	1035	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	535	UNHCR
2004	484	UNHCR
2003	604	UNHCR
2002	673	UNHCR
2001	781	UNHCR
2000	903	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	24	UNHCR
2007	22	UNHCR
2006	22	UNHCR
2005	22	UNHCR
2004	23	UNHCR
2003	23	UNHCR
2002	29	UNHCR
2001	20	UNHCR
2000	12	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	8	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	0.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	0.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	0.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	No data available percent
1998-2000	4.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	4.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	4.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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