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Welcome To Belize
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http://www.belizenet.com/belizefacts1.html
Geographical
Location: 15º 52? 9? and 18º 29? 55? North Latitude 87º 28? and 89º 13? 67? West Longitude
Area: 8,866 square miles, including 266 square miles of islands.
Length: 174 miles at the longest point.
Width: 68 miles at the wides point.
Physical features: Coral reefs, the largest unbroken Barrier Reef in the Western Hemisphere, and atolls; belt of low coastal areas; flat, dry coastal plains; elevated mountainous mass; ravines, river gorges, waterfalls.
Climate: Tropical with mean temperatures varying from 26ºC/78ºF to 29ºC/85ºF. Located in the hurican belt.
?Rainfall: Annual rainfall ranges from 60 inches in the North to 160 inches in the South.
Economic Factors
Economic activities: Tourism, sugar, citrus, banana, marine products, light industry.
Natural resources: Forestry, fisheries, land.
Currency: Belize dollar 1 BZE$ = US$0.50.
Social Aspects
Population: 240,204 (2000 census).
Population density: 27.1 per sq. mile.
Capital: Belmopan (population 8,130) established 1970 as administrative centre.
Largest city: Belize City (population 49,050) ? former capital and main commercial centre.
Life expectancy: 70 years.
People: Mestizo, Creole, Garifuna, Maya, European, Asian.
Language: English (official), Spanish, Creole, Maya, Garifuna among others.
Literacy: 80 per cent.
Political Aspects
Borders: Mexico at North and Northwest; Guatemala at the South and West; the Caribbean Sea at the East.
Government: Parliamentary Democracy with Cabinet headed by Prime Minister; bi-cameral.
National Assembly: House of Representatives (elected) and Senate (nominated).
Date of Independence: September 21, 1981.
Elections: National elections held within every five years; municipal elections for City Council and Town Councils every three years and Village Councils every two years.
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Coral ReefAnother of our many tourist attraction is our coral reef which is the world second largest barrier Reef. You can swim in the clear blue water with the sharks and sting-rays. |
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Golfs CayeOne of over two hundred small islands. |
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Free Cold Shower Runs All DayMountain Pine Ridge has many caves and water falls. |
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Cave TubingNever knew about this until visitors asked to be taken there. It is Awesome. |
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Sunset over the Caribbean Sea |
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