Honduras     [145]
(Independent in 1821 from Spain)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: HN
LAND AREA: 109560 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 6140000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 56 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 3%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 41%
  URBAN POP: 43% (1994), versus 23% (1960), Annual Growth: 4.4%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 68.4 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 72.0%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 40 per/1000 (1994), versus 145 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.575

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$3.2 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 2.7%
  GDP/Capita: $896  GDP/Capita PPP: $2050
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $691, 1970 $804, 1980 $999, 1990 $927
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $411 million  ODA%GNP: 14.1%
  ODA/Capita: $75

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 4115,000 ha, 36.8% of land area, 0.7 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 4112,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 15.0% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 486 kw-hr/capita, versus 119 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 57% (1993), versus 61% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 11.2,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 1 kg/cap/year
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 153%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: