Belize Official Title: General Information:

Capital Belmopan Population (million) 0.n3/9a6 Total Area 22,923 km² Currency 1 CAN$=1.5232 Belize $ (BZD) (2018 - 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 8 members appointed to the and 29 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. Prime Minister 12 (Queen Elizabeth II) Gov. Gen. s Exports

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Colville Norbert Young i l Can. l i 8 Imports M 6 Total 4 Ministers: Deputy PM; Natural Resources & Env: Trade Attorney General and Minister of Foreign Affairs: 2 0 Minister of Trade & Investment: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Statistics Canada Main Political Parties UDP - United Democratic Party: 17 Canadian Imports PUP - People's United Party: 14 from: Belize

Foo d Prod . V eg . Prod . Paper Prod . C hemical Pro d . A nimal & Pro d . M ach. M ech. Elec. Pro d . W ood Pro d . Plast ics, R ub b er Pro d . V ehicles and Eq uip . Elections: Nne/xat: 2020 B ase M et al Pro d . D ress A ccess. 2019 Fat s, Oils & W axes Pro d . Specializ ed Inst . Economic Information: (2018) IMF Statistics Canada Belize Canada GDP: (billion) $2n.5/a0 $2,222.58 Canadian Exports GDP per capita: $6,314n.3/a5 $60,078.85 to: Belize GDP Growth rate: (%) 3n.0/a4 1.83 M ach. M ech. Elec. Pro d . Inflation: (%) 0n.2/a9 2.24 C hemical Pro d . Unemployment: (%) 8n.7/a2 5.83 V eg. Pro d . Product Trade and Investment: (2019) Statistics Canada Plast ics, R ub b er Pro d . Canadian Exports: $9,907,4n9/a9 B ase M et al Pro d . Canadian Imports: $1,360,4n9/a4 A nimal & Pro d . Foreign Direct Investment in Canada (2018) n/a (million) 2019 Canadian Direct Investment in country (2018) $2n7/a2 (million) Fat s, Oils & W axes 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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