Gross National Product (GNP): $5.93bn

Exchange rates against the US$ over the last year: 17.33 lempiras (16.4)

SCORE CARD

World GNP ranking: 105th GNP per capita: $900 Balance of payments: –$325m Inflation: 7.7% Unemployment: 28%

Strengths

Coffee, flowers, fruit. Economic boost due to hurricane reconstruction. Overseas remittances. Barely exploited mineral deposits. Hardwoods.

Weaknesses

Foreign debt. Vulnerable coffee exports. Banana industry affected by hurricane damage. Lack of land reform. Slow rate of privatizations. High unemployment and underemployment. Corruption. Weak industrial base. Overdependence on HEP.

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From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004