Belize

Official Name:	Belize
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Belize
ISO Country Codes:	BZ : BLZ
Internet Domain:	.bz
Government Web Site:	http://www.belize.gov.bz

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Capital:	Belmopan	Main Airports:	Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport
Language(s):	English;Spanish	Population:	405,633
Currency:	Belize Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	BZD
Telephone Dial In:	+501	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Association of Caribbean States; Central American Integration System; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Organization of American States; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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BelizeNews.com;

Newspaper

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Radio

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KREM FM 96.5;

Belize

Government Website:	http://www.belize.gov.bz
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/belize
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Belize
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	2 Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	9% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	41% (2013 est.)
Inflation Rate:	1.1% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	9.10% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$1.854 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$7,005 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Belize Dollar
Currency Code:	BZD
World Bank Classification:	Upper Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	11.7%	bananas, cacao, citrus, sugar; fish, cultured shrimp; lumber
Industry:	14.5%	garment production, food processing, tourism, construction, oil
Services:	59.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Caribbean Community and Common Market; Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

The Statistical Institute of Belize;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Belize

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Belize Customs and Excise Department
Development Bank(s):	Caribbean Development Bank; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Belize Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: N/A
Ease of Doing Business: 135/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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