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Country
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Belize | 
Argentina |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Dean Barrow
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President: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
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Population
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327,719
| 42,192,494
|
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Life Expectancy
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68.280 years
| 77.140 years
|
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Capital City
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Belmopan
| Buenos Aires
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Largest city
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| Belize City (population: 61,461) | Buenos Aires (population: 13,076,300) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.771
| 0.86
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| GDP per capita |
$8,400 US
| $17,700 US
|
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Literacy Rate
|
76.9%
| 97.2%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
2.9
| 2.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
11.1%
| 39.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Gregorio Perez Companc & family ($1.8bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
13.100%
| 7.200%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
|
21 September 1981 (from UK)
| 9 July 1816 (from Spain)
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| 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)
| nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
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| Languages |
Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)
| Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
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| Exports |
sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood
| soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
|
| External Debt |
$1,079,000,000 $
| $136,800,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - 2 (2008 est.), 2 (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004)
| Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 0.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
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| Location |
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
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| Area |
22,966 km sq
| 2,780,400 km sq
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| Coastline |
386 km
| 4,989 km
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| Climate |
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
| mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
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