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Est. Population:
353,858
Demonym:
Belizean
Religions:
Roman Catholic (40.1%)
Protestant (31.5%)
Jehovah's Witness (1.7%)
Largest City:
Belize City (60,963)
Other Cities:
Parliamentary democracy with a Commonwealth realm
Region:
Central America
Bodies of Water:
Caribbean Sea (East)
Total Area:
22,966 km2 (99.3% land, 0.7% water)
Total Land:
542 km
Total Coastline:
386 km
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Flat, swampy coastal plain
Mountains in the south
Highest Point
Doyle's Delight (1,160 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Hurricanes
Flooding
Heads of State:
Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom)
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
Admin. Divisions
6 Districts
Independence:
21 September 1981 (from the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Baird's tapir
Nat'l Anthem:
Land of the Free
GDP Per Capita
$8,400 (USD)
Currency
$ (Belizean Dollar)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = $ (Belizean Dollar)2.01
Internet Code
.bz
Telephone Code
+501
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English is the official language as a result of British colonization, however the plurality of the population speaks Spanish.
Garifuna are people of mixed African and native Belizean descent.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/be.html (Majority of information)
https://www.belize.com/belize-demographics (Ethnic data)
http://bit.ly/2eS9E5n (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 27 October 2016