Honduras

Honduras is a country in Central America that is bordered by Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and the Caribbean Sea. Honduras is slightly bigger than Tennessee and their climate changes based on the region. It is subtropical in the lowlands but also temperate in the mountains. Honduras' animal life is diverse because of the different climate in the mountain and the plain regions.

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The jungles house the White Face and Spider monkey and many different types of insects while the mountain region houses the coyote, white tailed deer, fox, armadillo and many others. In the tropical rainforests reside the crocodiles, snakes, lizards and iguanas, many exotic and colorful birds and butterflies. Also home to not so appealing flies, spiders and moths, beetles and bees of all kinds. The flies carry Malaria and are one of the diseases that affect the health of the Honduran population.

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Honduras was under Spanish control when the Spaniards came to colonize the land for gold. At this time, the indigenous people, predominately the Mayans inhabited the land; the interracial mixing with the indigenous people formed the Mestizo culture that is nine tenths of the population in Honduras to this day. The Mestizos won back their independence in 1821 and became an independent nation called the Republic on Honduras.

The 5 stars on their flag represent the Federal Republic of Central America that include Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.  The two strips signify the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean and the white strip symbolizes the land and prosperity between the two bodies of water. 

The population of Honduras is currently at 8,448,465 people and is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. The Capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, has the highest murder rate in the world and poverty is great among the indigenous people and where infrastructure and industries are located. Education has a very high enrollment rate but the drop out rates and grade repetition show that their education quality is poor. The highest amount of schooling children will get is about 12 years and only about 85% of the population can read and write.  

The median age in Honduras is about 21 years, which is extremely young. The population of Honduras is very young, about 34% is between the ages of 25-54 years old.  The population growth has decreased since the '90s but the growth of the young adult population is expected to grow within the next three decades and then stabilize. Young women and men have children at such a young age, the average amount of children per women is about 3.  Not enough precautions are taken when it comes to contraception and sexual hygiene.

The lack of sexual education in Honduras has lead to much infant mortality and the prevalence of sexual diseases. AIDS/HIV is dominant in almost at 1% of the adult population and cause about 2,500 deaths annually. What are more dominant are the major infectious diseases as well. Due to the food or water impurity, most if not all of the population is infected with parasites. The most prevalent infections are Typhoid fever, bacterial diarrhea and Hepatitis A. The biggest struggle is trying to clean the water so that these infections and diseases can be lowered.

As for their economy, their agriculture products are bananas, coffee, corn, tilapia, lobster and their industries are known for sugar, wood products, cigars and woven knit apparel. With their exports and imports with other countries, 40-44% is with the United States. Even though we rely on them for their agricultural and industry products, Honduras still continues to be one of the poorest countries in Latin America. 

Honduras has a high sex trafficking rate and forced labor, predominately with young girls and women. They are exploited and forced into prostitution around tourist centers and transferred to different regions as well. The Honduran government has very little enforcement against sexual trafficking and if some are held accountable they are prosecuted for non-sexual tracking and charged with minor penalties. Gangs are also responsible for coercion and drug selling. There is a high amount of corruption that leads to even more violent actions not only in drug use but with sexual trafficking as well.

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