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    General Information
    Region    Central America
    Population (000, 2020)   9 905
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   88.5
    Capital city    Tegucigalpa
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 403.2b
    UN membership date    17-Dec-45
    Surface area (km2)   112 492a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   99.9
    National currency    Lempira (HNL)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   24.6b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)15 83920 98023 970c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)3.73.83.7c
    GDP per capita (current US$)1 904.32 302.22 500.1c
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)11.912.612.3c
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)26.226.528c
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)61.359.458.9c
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)36.528.730.1d
    Employment in industry (% of employed)19.121.819.7d
    Employment in services (% employed)44.549.550.2d
    Unemploymentd (% of labour force)4.16.25.2
    Labour force participation rated (female/male pop. %)44.5 / 84.848.3 / 85.352.1 / 85.8
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexd (2010=100)100129150b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)111122124e
    International trade: exports (million current US$)3 1044 2014 161d,b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)6 8958 38110 059d,b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 3 791- 4 179- 5 898d,b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)-804-980-163b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratef (average annual %)2.21.81.7
    Urban population (% of total population)51.955.257.7b
    Urban population growth ratef (average annual %)3.43...
    Fertility rate, totalf (live births per woman)3.22.72.5
    Life expectancy at birthf (females/males, years)75.0 / 70.376.3 / 71.677.3 / 72.7
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)37.6 / 5.833.7 / 6.530.6 / 7.4
    International migrant stockg (000/% of total pop.)27.3 / 0.338.3 / 0.438.9 / 0.4b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)~0.0h~0.0251.6b
    Infant mortality ratef (per 1 000 live births)23.318.415
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)8.77.77.9a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.31i0.3a
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)...6.46a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)100.7 / 100.692.5 / 93.091.5 / 91.6a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)72.8 / 59.155.4 / 46.255.9 / 48.6a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)20.9 / 18.123.6 / 17.330.3 / 22.2c
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)7556.538.9c
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)1825.821.1j
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)11.127.1k31.7k,a
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)...~0.0l,m~0.0a
    Threatened species (number)240294342
    Forested aread (% of land area)46.44141a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)7.5 / 0.99.6 / 1.19.4 / 1.0a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)93118126a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)242827a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)863880851a
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)57.15959b
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)... / 17.4... / 18.2... / 18.5a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)34.0 / ...34.4 / ...34.5 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)3.142.792.99c
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