The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ year:

       calendar year

      Communications Holy See (Vatican City)

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       NA

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       NA

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: automatic exchange

       domestic: tied into Italian system

       international: uses Italian system

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 2 (1998)

      Radios:

       NA

      Television broadcast stations:

       1 (1996)

      Televisions:

       NA

      Internet country code:

       .va

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       NA

      Internet users:

       NA

      Transportation Holy See (Vatican City)

      Railways:

       total: 0.86 km

       standard gauge: 0.86 km 1.435-m gauge

       note: a spur of the Italian Railways system, serving Rome's Saint

       Peter's station (2001 est.)

      Highways:

       none; all city streets

      Waterways:

       none

      Ports and harbors:

       none

      Airports:

       none (2002)

      Heliports:

       1 (2002)

      Military Holy See (Vatican City)

      Military branches:

       Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera)

      Military - note:

       defense is the responsibility of Italy; Swiss Papal Guards are

       posted at entrances to the Vatican City to provide security and

       protect the Pope

      Transnational Issues Holy See (Vatican City)

      Disputes - international: none

      This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003

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      @Honduras

      Introduction Honduras

      Background:

       Part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an

       independent nation in 1821. After two and one-half decades of mostly

       military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in

       1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista

       contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to

       Salvadoran Government forces fighting against leftist guerrillas.

       The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed

       about 5,600 people and caused almost $1 billion in damage.

      Geography Honduras

      Location:

       Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and

       Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean),

       between El Salvador and Nicaragua

      Geographic coordinates:

       15 00 N, 86 30 W

      Map references:

       Central America and the Caribbean

      Area:

       total: 112,090 sq km

       land: 111,890 sq km

       water: 200 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly larger than Tennessee

      Land boundaries:

       total: 1,520 km

       border countries: Guatemala 256 km, El Salvador 342 km, Nicaragua

       922 km

      Coastline:

       820 km

      Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

      Climate:

       subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

      Terrain:

       mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

       highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m

      Natural resources:

       timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal,

       fish, hydropower

      Land use: arable land: 15.15% permanent crops: 3.13% other: 81.72% (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land:

       760 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

       frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to

       damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast

      Environment СКАЧАТЬ