Belize
Position: Central America
Position: Central America
| International name: | Belize |
| Local name: | Belize |
| AREA ................................................ | 22.966 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 272.945 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 11,9 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Belmopan |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole |
| 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) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Belizean dollar (BZD) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 6747 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,54 (79th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Victoria Peak 1160 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 21 September 1981 (from UK) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Parliamentary Democracy in the Commonwealth context |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .bz |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +501 |
Central America country
| Belmopan | 24/11/2024 | 13:55 | ( GMT-6 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook