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  2.                                         HONDURAS 
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  4.                                           HQ-HR 
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  7.         OFFICIAL NAME:Republic of Honduras.
  8.         LOCATION:Central America.
  9.         LAT/LONG:15N/86.3W
  10.         CONTINENT:North America.
  11.         ZONES-ITU:11  CQ:7
  12.         TIME:-6 Hrs.
  13.         AREA:43,278 Sq.M.  112,090 Sq.Km.
  14.         POPULATION:4,823,818  DENSITY:111/Sq.M.  (43/Sq.Km.)  AAGR:3.33%
  15.         LIFE EXPECTANCY:58.7
  16.         LITERACY RATE:56%
  17.         TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:republic.
  18.         CAPITAL:Tegucigalpa.
  19.         LANGUAGES:Spanish, Indian dialects.
  20.         RELIGIONS:about 97% Roman Catholic; small Protestant minority.
  21.         CURRENCY:lempira.
  22.         GDP:$2.6 billion  ($560 per capita)  REAL GROWTH RATE:3% (1986)  
  23.         REAL GROWTH RATE AVERAGE:3.1% (1980-83).
  24.         MAJOR INDUSTRIES:agricultural processing, textiles, clothing, wood 
  25.         products.
  26.         AGRICULTURE:bananas, coffee, corn, beans, sugar cane, rice, tobacco.
  27.         EXPORTS:bananas, coffee, lumber, meat, minerals, sugar, seafood.  
  28.         ($933 million).
  29.         TELECOMMUNICATIONS:35,100 telephones; 169 AM, 32 FM, 21 TV stations; 
  30.         2 Atlantic Ocean satellite ground stations.
  31.         COMMERCIAL POWER:110/220V; 60Hz.
  32.         NATIONAL HOLIDAY:15 September (Independence Day).
  33.         MISC:The name Honduras means "depths". It is famous for its Mayan 
  34.         civilization in the first millennium. Honduras is subject to damaging 
  35.         hurricanes along its Caribbean coast and to frequent, but generally 
  36.         mild earthquakes. 14% of the land is arable. 62% of the work force is 
  37.         engaged in agriculture. Member of OAS.  Member of UN since 1945. Metric
  38.         system legal but English and Spanish systems used.
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  40.         (FOR US OPS-3rd party:yes  ROA:yes)
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