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Belize      Country: Belize Internet: .bz Continent: Central America / Central America and the Caribbean Government URL: http://www.belize.gov.bz Area: 22966 sq km Population: 287,730 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 275.109 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 138.81 Population Women: 136.299 Annual Growth Rate: 2.148 % Birth Rate: 28.84 % Death Rate: 5.72 % Life Expectancy: 68.3 years Infant Mortality Rate: 24.89 % Fertility Rate: 3.6 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 2.4 % HIV AIDS Living With: 3,600 Labor Force: 90,000 Unemployment Rate: 12.9 % GDP Per Capita: $8,400 GDP Purchasing Power: $2,307,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 3.5 Industrial Growth: 4.6 Inflation Rate CP: 3 % Investment Gross Fixed: 18.2 Capital: Belmopan Capital Population: 8700 Capital Coordinates: 17 15 N, 88 46 W UTC Offset: -6 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: 1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time Merchant Marine: 285 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Waterways: 825 km Roadways: 2872 km Airports: 43 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 35000 Internet Hosts: 3905 Telephones Mobile: 93,100 Telephones Main: 33300 Debt External: $1,362,000,000 Foreign Exchange Reserves: $78,960,000 Imports: $543,000,000 Exports: $359,500,000 Current Account Balance: -$173,400,000 Natural Gas Consumption: 0 Natural Gas Production: 0 Electricity Consumption: 162,800,000 Electricity Production: 175,000,000 Oil Consumption: 6,400 Oil Production: 0  Map of Belize

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