AREA ................................................
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22.966
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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272.945 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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11,9 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Belmopan
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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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)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Belizean dollar (BZD)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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6747 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,54 (79th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Caribbean Sea 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Victoria Peak 1160 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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21 September 1981 (from UK)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Parliamentary Democracy in the Commonwealth context
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.bz
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+501
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