oduction:
growth rate 0.8% (1990 est.); accounts for 15% of GDP
Electricity:
575,000 kW capacity; 2,000 million kWh produced, 390 kWh per capita (1992)
Industries:
agricultural processing (sugar and coffee), textiles, clothing, wood
products
Agriculture:
most important sector, accounting for more than 25% of GDP, more than 60% of
the labor force, and two-thirds of exports; principal products include
bananas, coffee, timber, beef, citrus fruit, shrimp; importer of wheat
Illicit drugs:
illicit producer of cannabis, cultivated on small plots and used principally
for local consumption; transshipment point for cocaine
Economic aid:
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $1.4 billion; Western (non-US)
countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $1.1 billion

*Honduras, Economy

Currency:
1 lempira (L) = 100 centavos
Exchange rates:
lempiras (L) per US$1 - 5.4 (fixed rate); 5.70 parallel black-market rate
(November 1990); the lempira was allowed to float in 1992; current rate
about US$1 - 5.65
Fiscal year:
calendar year

*Honduras, Communications

Railroads:
785 km total; 508 km 1.067-meter gauge, 277 km 0.914-meter gauge
Highways:
8,950 km total; 1,700 km paved, 5,000 km otherwise improved, 2,250 km
unimproved earth
Inland waterways: 465 km navigable by small craft
Ports:
Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo
Merchant marine:
252 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 819,100 GRT/1,195,276 DWT; includes 2
passenger-cargo, 162 cargo, 20 refrigerated cargo, 10 container, 6
roll-on/roll-off cargo, 22 oil tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 specialized
tanker, 22 bulk, 3 passenger, 2 short-sea passenger; note - a flag of
convenience registry; Russia owns 10 ships under the Honduran flag
Airports:
total:
165
usable:
137
with permanent-surface runways:
11
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
4
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
14
Telecommunications:
inadequate system with only 7 telephones per 1,000 persons; international
services provided by 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earch stations and the
Central American microwave radio relay system; broadcast stations - 176 AM,
no FM, 7 SW, 28 TV

*Honduras, Defense Forces

Branches:
Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, Public Security Forces (FUSEP)
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 1,185,072; fit for military service 706,291; reach military
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