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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	26.84	Per 1000 Inhabitants	56	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	5.82	Per 1000 Inhabitants	168	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	22.52	Per 1000 Live Births	92	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	68.23	Years	150	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Population growth rate	Population property	2.10	Percent	48	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	3.28	Born per Woman	55	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	213.5	Gigawatt hour	176	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	206	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	97	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-1.50	Percent	132	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	8100	Dollar	118	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	2555	Million dollar	178	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	0.50	Percent	69	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	0.30	Percent	28	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	7	1000 Barrel per day	158	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	3.511	1000 Barrel per day	99	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	8.10	Percent	90	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	22966	Square kilometer	151			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	2.10	Percent	30			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	200		106			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	3600		129			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	314522		176			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
Alliance of Small Island States	to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development
Commonwealth	to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Caribbean Community and Common Market	to promote economic integration and development, especially among the less developed countries
Caribbean Development Bank	to promote economic development and cooperation
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Latin American Economic System	to promote economic and social development through regional cooperation
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean	to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
PetroCaribe	to eliminate existing social inequities, to foster high standards of living, to promote effective people's participation in shaping their own destiny
Rio Group	to consult on regional Latin American issues
Central American Integration System	to strengthen democracy;to set up a new model of regional security;to promote freedom;to achieve a regional system of welfare and economic and social justice;to attain economic unity and strengthen the area as an economic bloc;to act as a bloc in international matters
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
World Confederation of Labor

Names

Belize : Name
British Honduras : Name
- Former

Description

Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries;it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Guatemala and Belize are gearing up for a simultaneous referendum to determine if this dispute will go before the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include an unsustainable foreign debt, high unemployment, growing involvement in the South American drug trade, high crime rates, and increasing incidences of HIV/AIDS.

Government type

parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm

Religions

Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)

Natural Resources

arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower

Export commodities

sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil

Belize