Country size | total: 112,090 sq km | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Population size | 8,448,465 (July 2013 est.) | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Coastline | Caribbean Sea 669 km; Gulf of Fonseca 163 km | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Type of government | democratic constitutional republic | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Administrative units (level1) | 18 departments | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Life expectancy at birth | 70.71 years | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Child mortality | 21 | Source: Worldbank SH.DYN.MORT
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Literacy rate (male) | 79.8% | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Literacy rate (female) | 80.2% (2001 census) | Source: CIA World Factbook
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