The 1996 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland

      Geography————

      Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between

       Guatemala and Mexico

      Geographic coordinates: 17 15 N, 88 45 W

      Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

      Area:

       total area: 22,960 sq km

       land area: 22,800 sq km

       comparative area: slightly larger than Massachusetts

      Land boundaries: total: 516 km border countries: Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 250 km

      Coastline: 386 km

      Maritime claims:

       exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

       territorial sea: 12 nm in the north, 3 nm in the south; note - from

       the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's

       territorial sea is 3 nm; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act,

       1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for

       the negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differences

       with Guatemala

      International disputes: border with Guatemala in dispute; talks to

       resolve the dispute are stalled

      Climate: tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to

       February)

      Terrain: flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south

       lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

       highest point: Victoria Peak 1,160 m

      Natural resources: arable land potential, timber, fish

      Land use:

       arable land: 2%

       permanent crops: 0%

       meadows and pastures: 2%

       forest and woodland: 44%

       other: 52%

      Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1989 est.)

      Environment:

       current issues: deforestation; water pollution from sewage,

       industrial effluents, agricultural runoff

       natural hazards: frequent, devastating hurricanes (September to

       December) and coastal flooding (especially in south)

       international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,

       Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Whaling

      Geographic note: national capital moved 80 km inland from Belize

       City to Belmopan because of hurricanes; only country in Central

       America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean

      People———

      Population: 219,296 (July 1996 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 43% (male 48,291; female 46,451)

       15–64 years: 53% (male 59,132; female 57,498)

       65 years and over: 4% (male 3,881; female 4,043) (July 1996 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.42% (1996 est.)

      Birth rate: 32.8 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Death rate: 5.73 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Net migration rate: −2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female

       all ages: 1.03 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 33.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.53 years male: 66.58 years female: 70.58 years (1996 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 4.12 children born/woman (1996 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Belizean(s) adjective: Belizean

      Ethnic divisions: mestizo 44%, Creole 30%, Maya 11%, Garifuna 7%, other 8%

      Religions: Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 30% (Anglican 12%, Methodist 6%, Mennonite 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% (1980)

      Languages: English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib)

      Literacy: age 14 and over has ever attended school (1991 est.)

       total population: 70.3%

       male: 70.3%

       female: 70.3%

      Government—————

      Name of country: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Belize former: British Honduras

      Data code: BH

      Type of government: parliamentary democracy

      Capital: Belmopan

      Administrative divisions: 6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal,

       Orange Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo

      Independence: 21 September 1981 (from UK)

      National holiday: Independence Day, 21 September (1981)

      Constitution: 21 September 1981

      Legal system: English law

      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), a

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