_#_Total fertility rate: 5.0 children born/woman (1991)

_#_Nationality: noun—Honduran(s); adjective—Honduran

_#_Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Indian and European) 90%, Indian 7%, black 2%, white 1%

_#_Religion: Roman Catholic about 97%; small Protestant minority

_#_Language: Spanish, Indian dialects

_#_Literacy: 73% (male 76%, female 71%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

_#_Labor force: 1,300,000; agriculture 62%, services 20%, manufacturing 9%, construction 3%, other 6% (1985)

_#_Organized labor: 40% of urban labor force, 20% of rural work force (1985)

_*Government #_Long-form name: Republic of Honduras

_#_Type: republic