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HONDURAS
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Honduras is one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere and remains dependent on international economic assistance. It does, however, have many strengths, including banana production and offshore oil resources. Its long Caribbean coast is very hot. Temperatures moderate to cool in the mountainous central highlands. More than three-fourths of Honduras is mountainous and wooded. The eastern lowlands include part of the Mosquito coast. Most of the people live in isolated communities in the mountainous interior, where the climate is hot and rainy. The people, of whom about 90% are mestizo, are Spanish-speaking (indigenous dialects are also spoken) and nearly all Roman Catholic.
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Tegucigalpa is the capital. The official language is Spanish and the currency is the Lempira. The total population (2005) was 7.48 million. The economy is largely based on agriculture with bananas, coffee and sugar being the main exports. Honduras is governed under the constitution of 1982 as amended. The president, who is both head of state and head of government, is popularly elected for a four-year term. The unicameral legislature, the National Congress, has 128 members, also elected for four years.
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El Zamorano is 25 miles southeast of Tegucigalpa toward Danli and the Nicaraguan boarder. Jovenes en Camino is located near the Zamorano Agricultural University in El Zamorano.
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