|
Geographics
| Location |
Middle
American |
| Capital |
Belmopan |
| Type
of Government |
Parliamentary
democracy |
| Total
Area |
22,960
sq. km |
| Coastline |
386
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$575
million (1993) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$2,750
(1994 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (bananas, coca,
citrus, fruits, fish, cultured shrimp, lumber) ) |
n/a
% |
| -
Industry (garment production,
food processing, tourism, construction ) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (n/a ) |
n/a
%
|
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Permanent
Representative of Belize to the United Nations
820 Second Avenue, Suite 922
New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: 599-0233, 0286; Telefax: 599-3391 |
| Contact
in Belize : |
| n/a |
|
Demographics
| Population |
214,061
(1995 est.) |
| Population
Growth |
2.42% |
| Labor
Force |
51,500 |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
68.32
years |
| Literacy |
91% |
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$115
million (1993) |
| Commodities: |
| sugar,
citrus fruits, bananas, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood |
| Partners: |
| US
(51%), UK, other EC |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$281
million (c.i.f., 1993) |
| Commodities: |
| machinery
and transportation equipment, food, manufactured goods, fuels,
chemicals, pharmaceuticals |
| Partners: |
| US
(57%), UK (8%), other EC (7%), Mexico |
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