Population: 5,955,000
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $2,540
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 19%
Women as % of Parliament: 21%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 0.7
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 69%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 74%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: NA
Economy: Big Mac Index: 4
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.72 %
Economy: Human Development Index: $2.11
Economy: Technology Index: $2.11
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 4.6
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 3.1%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 33.56
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: NA
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 67.1 $
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 0.9 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 0.37 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number): 320,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): 0.0537
% of GDP as Industry: 25.8%
Total Labor Force: 2.961 million (2012 est.)
% of Labor Force in Industry: 19%
Unemployment Rate: 7.4% (2012 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: 46.2% (2005)
Inflation Rate: 7.4% (2012 est.)
Industries: food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood
Value of Exports: $4.16 billion (2012 est.)
Export Commodities: coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts; cigars, automobile wiring harnesses, textiles and apparel
Export Partners and %: US 60.1%, Canada 8.3%, El Salvador 4.6% (2011)
Value of Imports: $6.519 billion (2012 est.)
Import Commodities: consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products
Import Partners and %: US 21.3%, Venezuela 14%, Costa Rica 8.7%, China 8.5%, Mexico 8.2%, Guatemala 8%, El Salvador 5.4% (2011)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 23.58 (2012 est.)
Electricity Production: 3.585 billion kWh (2010 est.)
Electricity Consumption: 2.646 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 67.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 67.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 9.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 22.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 14,680 bbl/day (2008 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 31,930 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m (2010 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m (2010 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 0 cu m (2010 est.)
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 4.822 million (2011)
# of Internet Hosts: 296,068 (2012)
# of Internet Users: 199,800 (2009)
# of Airports (total): 143 (2012)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 11
# of km of Roadways (total): 19,137 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 2,033 km
# km of Waterways: 2,220 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Bluefields, Corinto
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $2,540
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 19%
Women as % of Parliament: 21%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 0.7
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 69%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 74%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: NA
Economy: Big Mac Index: 4
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.72 %
Economy: Human Development Index: $2.11
Economy: Technology Index: $2.11
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 4.6
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 3.1%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 33.56
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: NA
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 67.1 $
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 0.9 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 0.37 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number): 320,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): 0.0537
% of GDP as Industry: 25.8%
Total Labor Force: 2.961 million (2012 est.)
% of Labor Force in Industry: 19%
Unemployment Rate: 7.4% (2012 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: 46.2% (2005)
Inflation Rate: 7.4% (2012 est.)
Industries: food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood
Value of Exports: $4.16 billion (2012 est.)
Export Commodities: coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts; cigars, automobile wiring harnesses, textiles and apparel
Export Partners and %: US 60.1%, Canada 8.3%, El Salvador 4.6% (2011)
Value of Imports: $6.519 billion (2012 est.)
Import Commodities: consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products
Import Partners and %: US 21.3%, Venezuela 14%, Costa Rica 8.7%, China 8.5%, Mexico 8.2%, Guatemala 8%, El Salvador 5.4% (2011)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 23.58 (2012 est.)
Electricity Production: 3.585 billion kWh (2010 est.)
Electricity Consumption: 2.646 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 67.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 67.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 9.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 22.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 14,680 bbl/day (2008 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 31,930 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m (2010 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m (2010 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 0 cu m (2010 est.)
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 4.822 million (2011)
# of Internet Hosts: 296,068 (2012)
# of Internet Users: 199,800 (2009)
# of Airports (total): 143 (2012)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 11
# of km of Roadways (total): 19,137 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 2,033 km
# km of Waterways: 2,220 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Bluefields, Corinto