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Transportation of Honduras

Airports:116 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 105
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 19
under 914 m: 84 (2006)
Railways:total: 699 km
narrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 13,603 km
paved: 2,775 km
unpaved: 10,828 km (1999)
Waterways:465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)
Merchant marine:total: 136 ships (1000 GRT or over) 405,984 GRT/557,179 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 11, cargo 61, chemical tanker 5, container 1, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 29, refrigerated cargo 8, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 43 (Canada 1, China 3, Egypt 4, Greece 3, Hong Kong 2, Israel 1, Japan 4, South Korea 6, Lebanon 1, Mexico 1, Qatar 1, Singapore 11, Taiwan 2, Tanzania 1, US 1, Vietnam 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela

Honduras Quickstats

  • Population: 7,483,763
  • Area: 112,090 sq km
  • Density: 64 /km² (128th)
  • GDP (total): $21.74 billion (107th)
  • GDP (per capita): $3,009 (124th)
  • Literacy: 80%

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  • Currency: Lempira (HNL)
  • Dial code: +504

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