| Belize :
Geographic coordinates
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17 15 N, 88 45 W
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| Belize :
Population growth rate
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2.102% (2010 est.)
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| Belize :
Birth rate
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26.84 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Belize :
Death rate
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5.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Belize :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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3,600 (2007 est.)
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| Belize :
Independence
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21 September 1981
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| Belize :
National holiday
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21 September 1981
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| Belize :
Constitution
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21 September 1981
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| Belize :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $2.485 billion (2009 est.)
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| Belize :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity -$8,100 (2009 est.)
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| Belize :
Electricity - consumption
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198.5 million kWh (2007 est.)
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| Belize :
Exports
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$235.7 million sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses
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| Belize :
Imports
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$413 million machinery and transportation equipment.
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| Belize :
Telephones
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31,100 (2008)
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| Belize :
Mobile cellular
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160,000 (2008)
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| Belize :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 1, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2006)
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| Belize :
Radios
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133,000
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| Belize :
Television broadcast stations
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7 (2008)
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| Belize :
Televisions
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41,000
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| Belize :
Internet country code
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.bz
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| Belize :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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3,017 (2009)
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| Belize :
Internet users
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34,000 (2008)
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| Belize :
Railways
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N/A
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| Belize :
Highways
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3,007 km
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| Belize :
Waterways
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825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2008)
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| Belize :
Pipelines
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N/A
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| Belize :
Ports and harbors
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Belize City, Big Creek
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| Belize :
Merchant marine
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216 ships
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| Belize :
Airports
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44
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| Belize :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Belize :
Military branches
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Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, BDF Air Wing, BDF Volunteer Guard (2010)
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| Belize :
Military expenditures
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1.4% of GDP (2009)
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