Belize Official Title: General Information:

Capital Belmopan Population (million) 0.419n/a Total Area 22,923 km² Currency 1 CAN$=1.504 Belize $ (BZD) (2020 - Annual average) National Holiday September 21 Language(s) English, Spanish

Political Information: Type of State Parliamentary Democracy Type of Government Representative democracy; formerly known as ; bicameral legislature with 14 members appointed to the and 31 members elected to the House of Representatives for 5-year terms. Bilateral Product trade Canada - Belize 20 18 Balance 16 Head of State Head of Government 14 Can. 12 (Queen Elizabeth II) Gov. Gen. Prime Minister Exports 10 Froyla Tzalam Juan Antonio Briceno Can. 8 Millions Imports 6 Total 4 Ministers: Deputy PM; Natural Resources, Petroleum & Mining: Trade 2 Attorney General, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade & Immigration: Eamon Courtenay 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Statistics Canada Main Political Parties UDP - United Democratic Party: 5 Canadian Imports PUP - People's United Party: 26 from: Belize

Veg. Prod. Food Prod. Chemical Prod. Animal & Prod. Base M etal Prod. M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. M ineral Prod. Vehicles and Equip. Textiles Prod. Elections: Next:n/a November 2025 Plastics, Rubber Prod. Specialized Inst. 2020 Dress Access. Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. Economic Information: (2020) IMF (estimates) Statistics Canada Belize Canada GDP: (billion) $2.17n/a $2,162.38 Canadian Exports GDP per capita: $5,190.71n/a $56,945.03 to: Belize GDP Growth rate: (%) -14.09n/a -5.40 M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Inflation: (%) 0.12n/a 0.72 Chemical Prod. Unemployment: (%) 23.70n/a 9.60 Veg. Prod. Product Trade and Investment: (2020) Statistics Canada Plastics, Rubber Prod. Canadian Exports: $5,858,112n/a Fats, Oils & Waxes Canadian Imports: $1,629,266n/a Prod. Animal & Prod. Foreign Direct Investment in Canada n/a (million) 2020 Canadian Direct Investment in country $230n/a (million) Paper Prod. Statistics Canada Representation: Sources: Statistics/Industry Canada Foreign Representation in Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home IMF http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad High Commissioner Rita Rudaitis-Renaud

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