Honduras

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Honduras
Misc
Country CodeHN
Geography
Area (sq km)112,090
Coastline (km)823
Highest Point (m)2,870 (Cerro Las Minas)
Average Elevation (m)684
People
Population9,182,766
Median Age23.30
Growth Rate1.56 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)22.00
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.30
Urban Population57.10 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth20.40
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)129.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)16.70
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)8.70 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.31
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.70
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)21.40 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)6.00 %
School life (years)10
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)7.90 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)46.300 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.80 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)5,600
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)22.10 %

See Also

Central America
Central America is a region found in the southern tip of North America and is sometimes defined as a subcontinent of the Americas.