The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       34,532 kW capacity; 90 million kWh produced, 395 kWh per capita (1991)

       Industries:

       garment production, citrus concentrates, sugar refining, rum, beverages,

       tourism

       Agriculture:

       accounts for 30% of GDP (including fish and forestry); commercial crops

       include sugarcane, bananas, coca, citrus fruits; expanding output of lumber

       and cultured shrimp; net importer of basic foods

       Illicit drugs:

       an illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade;

       eradication program cut marijuana production from 200 metric tons in 1987 to

       about 50 metric tons in 1991; transshipment point for cocaine

       Economic aid:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $104 million; Western (non-US)

       countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $215 million

       Currency:

       Belizean dollar (plural - dollars); 1 Belizean dollar (Bz$) = 100 cents

       Exchange rates:

       Belizean dollars (Bz$) per US$1 - 2.00 (fixed rate)

       Fiscal year:

       1 April - 31 March

      :Belize Communications

      Highways:

       2,710 km total; 500 km paved, 1,600 km gravel, 300 km improved earth, and

       310 km unimproved earth

       Inland waterways:

       825 km river network used by shallow-draft craft; seasonally navigable

       Ports:

       Belize City; additional ports for shallow draught craft include Corozol,

       Punta Gorda, Big Creek

       Merchant marine:

       2 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,127 GRT/5,885 DWT

       Civil air:

       2 major transport aircraft

       Airports:

       44 total, 34 usable; 3 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways

       over 2,439 m; 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

       Telecommunications:

       8,650 telephones; above-average system based on radio relay; broadcast

       stations - 6 AM, 5 FM, 1 TV, 1 shortwave; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth

       station

      :Belize Defense Forces

      Branches:

       British Forces Belize, Belize Defense Force (including Army, Navy, Air

       Force, and Volunteer Guard)

       Manpower availability:

       males 15-49, 55,333; 33,040 fit for military service; 2,509 reach military

       age (18) annually

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $4.8 million, 1.8% of GDP (FY91)

      :Benin Geography

      Total area:

       112,620 km2

       Land area:

       110,620 km2

       Comparative area:

       slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

       Land boundaries:

       1,989 km total; Burkina 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km

       Coastline:

       121 km

       Maritime claims:

       Territorial sea:

       200 nm

       Disputes:

       none

       Climate:

       tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

       Terrain:

       mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains

       Natural resources:

       small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber

       Land use:

       arable land 12%; permanent crops 4%; meadows and pastures 4%; forest and

       woodland 35%; other 45%, includes irrigated NEGL%

       Environment:

       hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north in winter; deforestation;

       desertification

       Note:

       recent droughts have severely affected marginal agriculture in north; no

       natural harbors

      :Benin People

      Population:

       4,997,599 (July 1992), growth rate 3.3% (1992)

       Birth rate:

       49 births/1,000 population (1992)

       Death rate:

       15 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

       Net migration rate:

       0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       115 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       49 years male, 53 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       6.9 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Beninese (singular and plural); adjective - Beninese

       Ethnic divisions:

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