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About Honduras:
CAPITAL::
Tegucigalpa
POPULATION:: 6.3 million
LANGUAGE:: Spanish, indigenous dialects
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER:: Urban: 97%, Rural: 82%
ACCESS TO ADEQUATE SANITATION:: Urban: 94%, Rural: 57%
URBANIZATION:: 52%
LIFE EXPECTANCY:: 70
UNDER 5 MORTALITY RATE:: 42/1000
GNP PER CAPITA:: $760
SOURCE
FOR STATISTICS:
2001 State of the World's Children, UNICEF
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"My
country is the world. My religion is to do good."
-Thomas Paine
Key poverty-related issues:
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In November 1998, Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras, leaving over 5,700 people dead and over 12,000 injured.
See how the weather effects Hondurans living in poverty. (video)
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Parasitic infections, skin diseases, acute diarrhea and respiratory tract infections represent common health threats.
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Less than half the children enrolled in primary school will graduate to secondary school. No government preschool programs are provided. More than 40 percent of the population is illiterate.
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