Capital : Tegucigalpa
Major Language(s) : Spanish
Largest City : Tegucigalpa
Date of UN Membership : 17 Dec. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 995
Currency : lempira
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 4698
Area (km²) : 112088
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 6315
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 57
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 785
Urban Population (%, 1990-99) : 48
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99): 4,8
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.