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Название: The 1992 CIA World Factbook

Автор: United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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Жанр: Социология

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СКАЧАТЬ style="font-size:15px;">       Type:

       parliamentary democracy

       Capital:

       Belmopan

       Administrative divisions:

       6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo

       Independence:

       21 September 1981 (from UK; formerly British Honduras)

       Constitution:

       21 September 1981

       Legal system:

       English law

       National holiday:

       Independence Day, 21 September

       Executive branch:

       British monarch, governor general, prime minister, deputy prime minister,

       Cabinet

       Legislative branch:

       bicameral National Assembly consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower

       house or House of Representatives

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court

       Leaders:

       Chief of State:

       Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General

       Dame Elmira Minita GORDON (since 21 September 1981)

       Head of Government:

       Prime Minister George Cadle PRICE (since 4 September 1989)

       Political parties and leaders:

       People's United Party (PUP), George PRICE, Florencio MARIN, Said MUSA;

       United Democratic Party (UDP), Manuel ESQUIVEL, Dean LINDO, Dean BARROW;

       Belize Popular Party (BPP), Louis SYLVESTRE

       Suffrage:

       universal at age 18

       Elections:

       National Assembly:

       last held 4 September 1989 (next to be held September 1994); results -

       percent of vote by party NA; seats - (28 total) PUP 15, UDP 13; note - in

       January 1990 one member expelled from UDP joined PUP, making the seat count

       PUP 16, UDP 12

       Other political or pressure groups:

       Society for the Promotion of Education and Research (SPEAR) headed by former

       PUP minister; United Workers Front

       Member of:

       ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC,

       ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAS, UN,

       UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WMO

       Diplomatic representation:

       Ambassador James V. HYDE; Chancery at 2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW,

       Washington, DC 20008; telephone (202) 332-9636

       US:

       Ambassador Eugene L. SCASSA; Embassy at Gabourel Lane and Hutson Street,

       Belize City (mailing address is P. O. Box 286, Belize City); telephone [501]

       (2) 77161; FAX [501] (2) 30802

       Flag:

       on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland

      :Belize Government

      blue with 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 RA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade)

      :Belize Economy

      Overview:

       The economy is based primarily on agriculture, agro-based industry, and

       merchandising, with tourism and construction assuming increasing importance.

       Agriculture accounts for about 30% of GDP and provides 75% of export

       earnings, while sugar, the chief crop, accounts for almost 40% of hard

       currency earnings. The US, Belize's main trading partner, is assisting in

       efforts to reduce dependency on sugar with an agricultural diversification

       program.

       GDP:

       exchange rate conversion - $373 million, per capita $1,635; real growth rate

       10% (1990 est.)

       Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       3.5% (1990 est.)

       Unemployment rate:

       12% (1988)

       Budget:

       revenues $126.8 million; expenditures $123.1 million, including capital

       expenditures of $44.8 million (FY91 est.)

       Exports:

       $134 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.)

       commodities:

       sugar, clothing, seafood, molasses, citrus, wood and wood products

       partners:

       US 47%, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada (1987)

       Imports:

       $194 million (c.i.f., 1991 est.)

       commodities:

       machinery and transportation equipment, food, manufactured goods, fuels,

       chemicals, pharmaceuticals

       partners:

       US 56%, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Mexico (1991)

       External debt:

       $142 million (December 1991)

       Industrial production:

       growth rate 9.7% (1989); accounts for 16% of GDP

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