Honduras People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 4,648,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.3%

Nationality: noun—Honduran(s); adjective—Honduran

Ethnic divisions. 90% mestizo (mixed Indian and European), 7% Indian, 2% black, 1% white

Religion: about 97% Roman Catholic; small Protestant minority

Language: Spanish, Indian dialects

Infant mortality rate: 78/1,000,1984)

Life expectancy. 58.7

Literary. 56%

Labor force: 1.3 million (1985); 62% agriculture, 20% services, 9% manufacturing, 3%

construction, 5% other; 25% unemployed, 25% underemployed

Organized labor 40% of urban labor force, 20% of rural work force (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Honduras on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Honduras 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Honduras 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.