Belize
- Official Name:
- Belize
- Area:
- 22.966 km 2
- Population (2006):
- 294.385 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 386 km
- Capital:
- Belmopan
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Belize, Big Creek, Dangriga, Punta Gorda
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm in the north, 3 nm in the south; note - from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial sea is 3 nm; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for negotiating a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo
- Language(s):
- Spanish 46%, Creole 32,9%, Mayan dialects 8,9%, English 3,9% (official), Garifuna 3,4% (Carib), German 3,3%, other 1,4%, unknown 0,2%
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 21 September (1981)
- Nationality:
- Belizean(s)
- Official time:
- UTC-6
- Member of:
- ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .bz
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Belizean dollar (BZD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 8.400 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 1.141.000.000.
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 3,5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture:22,5%
- Industry: 14,8%
- Services: 62,6%
- Labor force:
- 113.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2004):
-
- Agriculture 22,5%
- Industry: 15,2%
- Services: 62,3%
- Unemployment rate:
- 9,4% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 4,5% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 18,2% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD302.500.000
- Expenditures: USD357.500.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -173.400.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 359.500.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood
- Exports - Partners:
- US 31%, UK 25,3%, France 4,9%, Jamaica 4%(2005)
- Imports:
- USD 543.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco
- Imports - partners:
- US 31%, Mexico 11,6%, Russia 8,8%, Cuba 6%, Guatemala 5,6%, China 4,6%, Spain 4,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 78.960.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 1.200.000.000 (2005)
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