The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

132,147) (2004 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 19 years

       male: 18.6 years

       female: 19.4 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       2.24% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       31.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       6.64 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       −1.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female

       total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 29.64 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 25.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

       male: 33.22 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 66.15 years

       male: 64.99 years

       female: 67.37 years (2004 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       3.97 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       1.8% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       63,000 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       4,100 (2003 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Honduran(s)

       adjective: Honduran

      Ethnic groups:

       mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black

       2%, white 1%

      Religions:

       Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority

      Languages:

       Spanish, Amerindian dialects

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 76.2%

       male: 76.1%

       female: 76.3% (2003 est.)

      Government Honduras

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Honduras

       conventional short form: Honduras

       local short form: Honduras

       local long form: Republica de Honduras

      Government type:

       democratic constitutional republic

      Capital:

       Tegucigalpa

      Administrative divisions:

       18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlantida,

       Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco

       Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz,

       Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro

      Independence:

       15 September 1821 (from Spain)

      National holiday:

       Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

      Constitution:

       11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended 1995

      Legal system:

       rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of

       English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning

       Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system;

       accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal and compulsory

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Ricardo (Joest) MADURO (since 27 January

       2002); First Vice President Vicente WILLIAMS Agasse (since 27

       January 2002); Second Vice President Armida Villela Maria DE LOPEZ

       Contreras (since 27 January 2002); Third Vice President Alberto DIAZ

       Lobo (since 27 January 2002); note - the president is both the chief

       of state and head of government

       head of government: President Ricardo (Joest) MADURO (since 27

       January 2002); First Vice President Vicente WILLIAMS Agasse (since

       27 January 2002); Second Vice President Armida Villela Maria DE

       LOPEZ Contreras (since 27 January 2002); Third Vice President

       Alberto DIAZ Lobo (since 27 January 2002); note - the president is

       both the chief of state and head of government

       cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president

       elections: president elected by popular vote for a four-year term;

       election last held 25 November 2001 (next to be held 27 November

       2005)

       election results: Ricardo (Joest) MADURO (PN) elected president -

       52.2%, Raphael PINEDA Ponce (PL) 44.3%, others 3.5%

      Legislative branch:

       unicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (128 seats;

       members are elected proportionally to the number of votes their

       party's presidential candidate receives to serve four-year terms)

       elections: last held 25 November 2001 (next to be held 27 November

       2005)

       election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -

       PN 61, PL 55, PUD 5, PDC 4, PINU-SD 3

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges are

       elected for seven-year terms by the National Congress)

      Political parties and leaders:

       Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Juan Ramon VELAZQUEZ Nassar];

       Democratic Unification Party or PUD [Matias FUNES]; Liberal Party or

       PL [Roberto MICHELETTI Bain]; National Innovation and Unity

       Party-Social Democratic Party or PINU-SD [Olban F. VALLADARES];

       National Party of Honduras or PN [Jose Celin DISCUA Elvir]; United

       Confederation of Honduran Workers or CUTH

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras or CODEH;

       Confederation of Honduran Workers or CTH; Coordinating Committee of

       Popular Organizations or CCOP; General Workers Confederation or CGT;

       Honduran Council of Private Enterprise or COHEP; National

       Association of Honduran Campesinos or ANACH; National Union of