HONDURAS
Bob and Joan Tyson



Missions Agency:
Good Samaritan Baptist
Missions, Inc.
Rev. Bob Tyson, Founder & President
Mrs. Joan Tyson, Vice President
Stephen Tyson, Treasurer

Ministries: Evangelism, Church Planting, Child Sponsorship Program, Christian Schools, Theological Institute, Feed The Hungry, Christian Radio Stations.

770-459-4058 Phone
770-459-3418 Fax

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Religion
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority.

People/Language/Ethnicity
Spanish (official), English widely spoken in business. Ethnicity/race: mestizo (mixed Indian and European) 90%, Indian 7%, black 2%, white 1%. Literacy rate: 74% (1999).

Overview
Honduras, in the north-central part of Central America, has a 400-mile Caribbean coastline and a 40-mile Pacific frontage. Its neighbors are Guatemala to the west, El Salvador to the south, and Nicaragua to the east. The second-largest country in Central America, Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee. Generally mountainous, the country is marked by fertile plateaus, river valleys, and narrow coastal plains.

Population (2003 est.): 6,669,789 (growth rate: 2.5%). Capital and largest city: Tegucigalpa, 1,764,000 (metro. area), 1,119,000 (city proper)

Economy
Per capita income $2,600. Agriculture: bananas, coffee, citrus; beef; timber; shrimp. Labor force: 2.3 million (1997 est.); agriculture 34%, industry 21%, services 45% (2001 est.). Industries: sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products. Natural resources: timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower.

Source and Copyright: InfoPlease, The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. The World Factbook 2002.