Official Title: Belize General Information
Capital: Belmopan
Population: 268,000
Total Area: 22,923 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 1.65066566 Belize dollars
National Holiday: September 21
Language(s): English, Spanish Political Information
Type of State:
Parliamentary Democracy Type of Government:
Representative democracy; formerly known as British Honduras; bicameral legislature with 8 members appointed to the Senate and 29 members elected to the House of Representatives for 5-year terms. Head of State:
(Queen Elizabeth II) Gov. Gen. Colville Norbert Young Head of Government:
Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Said Musa Ministers:
Deputy prime minister, minister for foreign affairs, tourism & emergency management: Hon. Godfrey Smith Deputy prime minister, minister for health, energy, trade, industry & communications: Vildo Marin Main Political Parties:
PUP-People's United Party: 22 UDP-United Democratic Party/NABR-National Alliance for Belizean Rights: 7 Elections:
2008 Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Belize | Canada |
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| GDP: | 1.35 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 5024 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 3.5% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 3.7% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports from country: $7,202,550
Canadian imports from country: $9,650,769
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Belize: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
High-Commissioner Washington (USA) Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver
Canadian Representation Abroad:
High-Commissioner Kenneth Cook (residing in Guatemala) Canadian Consulates Abroad:
Honorary Consul: Jewel Rosberg January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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