Country Chooser Country InformationBelize Standards
Road Traffic:right side
Electricity:
Voltage:110/220V
Frequency:60 Hz
Plug types:B, G,
Geography
Bordering countries:
Location:
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Area:
total: 22,966 sq km
land: 22,806 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Climate:
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
Terrain:
flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south
Economy
GDP: $1.778 billion (2004 est.)
GDP growth rate: 3.8% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: $6,800 (2005 est.)
Inflation rate: 3% (2005 est.)
Currency: Belizean dollar (BZD)
Exchange rates:
Belizean dollars per US dollar - 2 (2005), 2 (2004), 2 (2003), 2 (2002), 2 (2001)
People
Population: 287,730 (July 2006 est.)
Growth rate: 2.31% (2006 est.)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)
Languages:
English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
Government
Capital:
name: Belmopan
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence:
21 September 1981 (from UK)
Note: Information on Belize was mainly sourced from CIA's World Factbook and may represent an American point of view. To learn more about Belize, please visit one of the links below.
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