Belize
Capital of Belize : Belmopan
Population (Estimated July 2012): 327,719
Area: 22,965km2 or 8,867mi2
Currency: Belize Dollar (BZ$)
Official Language: English
Political Information: Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 49.6% of the population are Roman Catholic, 25.5% are Protestant, 15.5% have other religious beliefs and 9.4% have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Doyle’s Delight at 1,124m or 3,688ft
GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $1.5 billion (US$) or £900 million(GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $2.754 billion (US$) or £1.652 billion (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $8,300 (US$) or £4,980 (GBP)
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -6:00
Districts: Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo
Leaders: Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II with Sir Colville Young as Governor General and Dean Barrow as Prime Minister.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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