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GeographyGeography• Capital City: TegucigalpaCapital City: Tegucigalpa• Area: 112,090 sq kmArea: 112,090 sq km• Bordering Countries: Bordering Countries:

Nicaragua, El Salvador, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala Guatemala 

• Has Both Atlantic and Has Both Atlantic and Pacfic coast linesPacfic coast lines

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• Climate: Subtropical in Climate: Subtropical in Lowlands, Temperate in Lowlands, Temperate in Mountains Mountains 

• Industries: sugar, coffee, Industries: sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood textiles, clothing, wood productsproducts

• Agricultural Products: Agricultural Products: bananas, coffee, citrus, beef, bananas, coffee, citrus, beef, timber, shrimptimber, shrimp

HistoryHistory• Originally part of Mayan Originally part of Mayan

empireempire• Conquered and Conquered and

colonized by Spanishcolonized by Spanish• Location and geography Location and geography

prefect for growing fruitsprefect for growing fruits• Industrial Powers began Industrial Powers began

to exploit monocultureto exploit monoculture• Economy became Economy became

dependent upon fruit dependent upon fruit exportexport

• Led to debt crisis as Led to debt crisis as country began to country began to industrialize after industrialize after RevolutionRevolution

Appropriate Historical Image – United Fruit Company Map of

Central America.

Current EventsCurrent Events

““Honduras in healthcare emergency”Honduras in healthcare emergency”ArticleArticle

Summary:Summary:• Honduras’ healthcare system is in crisis due to lack of Honduras’ healthcare system is in crisis due to lack of

funding and not being able to provide sufficient medicine to funding and not being able to provide sufficient medicine to treat its citizens.treat its citizens.

Examination:Examination:• Large amount of Urban poor from rural areas causing Large amount of Urban poor from rural areas causing

receding tax base, related to historical exploitationreceding tax base, related to historical exploitation• 48% of country lives below the poverty line – UN 48% of country lives below the poverty line – UN

Development GoalsDevelopment Goals• Economy still unstable and dependent upon its agricultural Economy still unstable and dependent upon its agricultural

base and cheap laborbase and cheap labor

Development GoalsDevelopment Goals

• 22% Malnourishment22% Malnourishment• 48% Live below 48% Live below

Poverty LinePoverty Line• 21% live on 1 dollar a 21% live on 1 dollar a

day – highest in regionday – highest in region

Connections: Connections: Exploitation of Exploitation of monoculture led to monoculture led to slow development of slow development of economy leading to economy leading to high incidents of high incidents of poverty as people poverty as people move to the city.move to the city.

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