Belize Investment Promotion belizeinvest.org.bz Introduction Agency: U.S. Embassy Belize is a country in Central America bordering the Floral Park Road Key Economic Facts Caribbean Sea. Neighboring countries include Guatemala Belmopan, Cayo and Mexico. The geography of Belize is mainly flat with low Income Level (by per capita Upper Middle Income Belize mountains in the south. The government GNI): P.O. Box 497, Belmopan City system is a parliamentary democracy and GDP, PPP (current international $2.86 billion (2019) Cayo District, Belize a commonwealth realm; the chief of state $): Tel: (501) 822-4011 is the queen of the United Kingdom, and GDP growth (annual %): 0.27% (2019) https://bz.usembassy.gov the head of government is the prime GDP per capita, PPP (current $7,314.63 (2019) minister. Belize has a mixed economic system which international $): includes a private-enterprise system, combined with External debt stocks, total $1,377,529,086.70 (2019) centralized economic planning and government regulation. (DOD, current US$): Belize is a member of the Manufacturing, value added (% 5.57% (2019) Caribbean Community of GDP): (CARICOM). Current account balance (BoP, -$0.18 billion (2019) current US$): Inflation, consumer prices 1.15% (2017) (annual %): Labor force, total: 183,771 (2020) Unemployment, total (% of 6.36% (2020) total labor force) (modeled ILO Location: Central America estimate): Capital City: Belmopan (-6 GMT) Imports of goods and services $1.09 billion (2019) Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II represented by (current US$): Governor Froyla Tzalam Exports of goods and services $1.08 billion (2019) Head of Govt.: Prime Minister Juan Antonio Briceno (current US$): GDP Composition % Currency: Belize dollar (BZD) Agriculture Services Industry Manufacturing Major Languages:

English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, 66 German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 12 1.8%, unknown 0.3%, none 0.2% 10 6 (cannot speak); note - shares sum to *Although Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures, it is also separately more than 100% because some reported because it plays a critical role in economy. respondents gave more than one Rankings answer on the census (2010 est.)

Primary Religions:

Roman Catholic 40.1%, Index Rank Protestant 31.5% (includes Index of Economic Freedom 123 / 179 Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, KOF Index of Globalization 123 / 185 Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)

Calling Code: 501 Voltage: 110/220

Key Websites Main Government Page: belize.gov.bz

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