d transport equipment,
industrial raw materials, chemical products, manufactured goods,
fuel and oil, foodstuffs

Imports--partners: US 43%, Guatemala 5%, Japan 5%, Germany 4%,
Mexico 3%, El Salvador 3% (1995)

Debt--external: $4.1 billion (1995)

Economic aid--recipient: $418.7 million (1995)

Currency: 1 lempira (L) = 100 centavos

Exchange rates: lempiras (L) per US$1 (end of period)--13.8076
(December 1998), 13.8076 (1998), 13.0942 (1997), 12.8694 (1996),
10.3432 (1995), 9.4001 (1994)

Fiscal year: calendar year

Communications

Telephones: 105,000 (1992 est.)

Telephone system: inadequate system
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth stations--2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
connected to Central American Microwave System

Radio broadcast stations: AM 176, FM 0, shortwave 7

Radios: 2.115 million (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 11 (in addition, there are 17
repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 400,000 (1992 est.)

Transportation

Railways:
total: 595 km
narrow gauge: 190 km 1.067-m gauge; 128 km 1.057-m gauge; 277 km
0.914-m gauge

Highways:
total: 14,173 km
paved: 3,126 km
unpaved: 11,047 km (1998 est.)

Waterways: 465 km navigable by small craft

Ports and harbors: La Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, San
Lorenzo, Tela, Puerto Lempira

Merchant marine:
total: 247 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 555,534 GRT/730,602 DWT
ships by type: bulk 21, cargo 157, chemical tanker 4, container 7,
livestock carrier 1, oil tanker 25, passenger 1, passenger-cargo 4,
refrigerated cargo 15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, short-sea passenger
5, vehicle carrier 1
note: a flag of convenience registry; Russia owns 6 ships, Vietnam
1, Singapore 3, North Korea 1 (1998 est.)

Airports: 122 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 111
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 21
under 914 m: 87 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force

Military manpower--military age: 18 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 1,455,053 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 866,492 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
ma