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=Honduras= (Justin Booth)


 * Capital** - Tegucigalpa
 * Population** - 8,143,564

Population Info (Demographics)
//**Age Structure**//: 0–14 years: 36.7% (male 1,528,271/female 1,464,428) 15–64 years: 59.5% (male 2,431,607/female 2,412,951) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 136,03/female 170,272) (2011 est.) //**Population Growth Rate**// - 1.888%
 * //Birth rate//:** 25.14 births/1,000 population
 * //Death rate//:** 5.02 deaths/1,000 population

**Religion**

 * 1) Roman Catholic (97%)
 * 2) Protestant (3%)

Official Languages

 * 1) Spanish
 * 2) Amerindian Languages

**Major Exports/Industries**
Industries:
 * 1) Coffee
 * 2) Bannanas
 * 3) Shrimp
 * 1) Agriculture
 * 2) Cement
 * 3) Cigars
 * 4) Fishing
 * 5) Forestry
 * 6) Mining
 * 7) Textiles
 * 8) Wood Products


 * Money System**: The official currency is the Lempira (L) divided into 100 Centavos(Cents).

Land Description:
A country on the borders of El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Mostly a mountianous interior. Narrow coastal plains, nice beaches. There are rivers and lakes throughout the inner land.



It has a great effect on its economy because Agriculture in Honduras is accounted for 22% of its GDP ([|Gross Domestic Product]) in 1999. So the land has to be fit for farming products such as Coffee, and Bannanas, but because of the countries large, wide spread mountainous terrian it is difficult to farm in many places. Since most of the land is unfit for farming the usefull land is taken advantage of. In these regions were farming is not an option many companies have set up textile mills for the production of products being shipped out to other countries. The beaches on the Caribbean coast very nice and attract many tourist to boost the countries economy. Tempuratures in Honduras vary by altitude rather than season. The average high tempurature in Honduras year-round is 90o F and average low tempurature is 68 o F as of the country as a whole. Hot and humid most all of the time. During "The Utila" or the rainy season which is from about October to January the county will recieve up to 24 Inches a month. While during the summer months they may go for weeks without rain and then recieving sudden downpours. **Brief History** **Indigenous Groups**: The Lenca, are the largest indigenous group in Honduras with their populastion around 50,000. The live in the West and the Southwestern interior of the country. Other indigenous groups such as the Chorti, Pipil, decendents of the Mayans, and the Chorotega are also present in Honduras. **Colonization:** On July 3 1502 [|Christopher Columbus] claimed Honduras for Spain. It was inhabited by many indigenous groups at this time. Many others where trying to gain possesion of Honduras, but [|Hernan Cortes] quickly rid of them. **Independance**:**** Honduras became independent from Spain in 1821 and was ruled by the Mexican Empire. After 1838 it was an independent Republic and held elections. Comayagua was the capital of Honduras until 1880, when it was transferred to Tegucigalpa. Since independence, nearly 300 small internal rebellions and civil wars have occurred in the country, including some changes of government. The Independance od Honduras came about when Napoleon Bonaparte took the throne of Spain and raised taxes throught its colonies. Which resulted in the uprising of many Latin American countries.
 * How does the Geography of Honduras effect its economy?**
 * Weather and Climate**

Government/Current Political Situation
**What type of government does Hondus have? Who is their leader?** Honduras is a "presidentail representative Democratic Republic", which means the President of Hondurasis both hed of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. The current leader of Honduras is **President** Porfirio Lobo. **Political Climate of Honduras:** Honduras has been undergoing some political turmoil in the past few years, with the over throuwing of the Zelaya administration. It is slowly trying to climb its way back out of being a third world country.

Culture
**Where applicable: Food, clothing, sports, holiday/celebrations, music, art...** Food- Most food in Honduras consists of fish, beef, chicken, pork, rice and vegetables. Some favorites are baleadas, and Honduran bannana bread. Sports- Soccer is the main sport in Hopnduras. Baseball, volleyball and basketball are also popular. Holidays and celebrations- The two main festivals in Honduras are the [|La Ceiba Carnival]and[| Feria Juniana] Music- the most favored music types in Honduras are Caribbean musics like salsa, merengue, reggae, and reggaeton.

Tourism
Favored touring spots in Honduras: All three of these spots are called The Bay Islands. 1. Roatan 2. Utila 3. Guanaja


 * Online Sources || Book(printed)Source ||
 * [] || Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia/Volume13 Pages 173 through 176. ||
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