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Honduras

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Official Title: Honduras

General Information

Capital: Tegucigalpa
Population: 7,225,000
Total Area: 1,120,870 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 15.5351871990058 Lempiras (LA)
National Holiday: 15 September, Independence Day
Language(s): Spanish

Political Information

Type of State:
Republic

Type of Government:
Unitary republic; unicameral National Congress with 128 members; elections for President and Congress held every 4 years

Head of State:
President Ricardo MADURO Joest

Head of Government:
Ricardo MADURO Joest

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs. Leonidas ROSA-BAUTISTA Finance Arturo ALVARADO Industry and Commerce Norman GARCIA Paz Defense Federico BREVÉ Travieso

Main Political Parties:
PL-Liberal Party: 55 PN-National Party: 61 PINU-Party of Innovation: 3 DC-Christian Democracy: 4 UD-Union Democratic: 5

Elections:
November 2005 (national)

Economic Information

Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable.

 HondurasCanada
GDP:10.05 billions1371.4 billions
GDP per capita:139142460
GDP growth rate:4.2%2.9%
Inflation:8.1%2.2%
Unemployment:%6.7%

Trade and Investment

Canadian exports from country: $44,356,964
Canadian imports from country: $129,850,226
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Honduras: 23 million

Representation

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Ana Carolina GALEANO Burgos

Foreign Consulates in Canada:

January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World

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Last Updated:
2007-02-05
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