NPH Honduras - Caring for orphans and abandoned children

Geography
Area: total	112,090 sq km
land	111,890 sq km
water	200 sq km
Land use: arable land	9.53%
permanent crops	3.21%
other	87.26% (2005)
Population
Population	7,326,496 (2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years	39.9%
15-64 years	56.7%
65 years and over	3.4% (2006 est.)
Population growth rate	2.16% (2006 est.)
Birth rate/1,000 population	28.27 (2006 est.)
Death rate/1,000 population	5.28 (2006 est.)
Net migration rate /1,000 population	-1.39 (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate/1,000 live births	25.82 (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	69.33 years
male	67.75 years
female	70.98 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate	3.59 child born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	1.8% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	4,100 (2003 est.)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write:	76.20%
male	76.10%
female	76.30% (2003 est.)
Economy
GDP - real growth rate	4.2% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity	$2,900 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture	13.9%
industry	31.2%
services	54.9% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	53% (1993 est.)
Inflation rate - consumer prices	8.8% (2005 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture	34%
industry	21%
services	45% (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate:	28% (2005 est.)
Exports	$1.726 billion (2005 est.)
Imports	$4.161 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external	$5.795 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient	$557.8 million (1999)

Demographics ofHonduras