General Information

Population: 8,143,564 (July 2011 est.)

Size of Country: 112,090 sq km (slightly larger than Tennessee)

Capital City: Tegucigalpa

Time Zone: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

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

Climate: Subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

Currency: Lempira

Language: Spanish, Amerindian dialects

System of Government: Democratic constitutional republic, led by President Porfirio Lobo Sosa (since 27 January, 2010)

Telephone Country Code: 504

Electricity: 110 volts

National Holidays: Independence Day, Sept. 15

Religion: Roman Catholic (97%)

Life Expectancy at Birth: 70 years

Economy: The economy relies heavily on a narrow range of exports, notably bananas and coffee, making it vulnerable to natural disasters and shifts in commodity prices

Exports: $5.879 billion (2010 est.)

Imports: $8.878 billion (2010 est.)

Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity): $33.63 billion (2010 est.)

GDP per Capita: $4,200 (2010 est.)

Inflation Rate: 4.7% (2010 est.)

Source: CIA The World Factbook

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