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Country
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Belize | 
Botswana |
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Leader
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Prime minister: Dean Barrow
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President: Seretse Khama Ian Khama
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Population
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334,297
| 2,127,825
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Life Expectancy
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68.400 years
| 54.470 years
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Capital City
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Belmopan
| Gaborone
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Largest city
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| Belize City (population: 61,461) | Gaborone (population: 208,411) |
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Human Development Index
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0.771
| 0.664
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| GDP per capita |
$8,400 US
| $16,800 US
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Literacy Rate
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76.9%
| 81.2%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.9
| 5.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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11.1%
| 11.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
11.300%
| 17.800%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| parliamentary republic
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Independence date
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21 September 1981 (from UK)
| 30 September 1966 (from UK)
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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)
| Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
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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)
| Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood
| diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
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| External Debt |
$1,457,000,000 $
| $1,968,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - 2 (2008 est.), 2 (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004)
| pulas (BWP) per US dollar - 6.7907 (2008 est.), 6.2035 (2007), 5.8447 (2006), 5.1104 (2005), 4.6929 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.200%
| 2.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
| Southern Africa, north of South Africa
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| Area |
22,966 km sq
| 581,730 km sq
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| Coastline |
386 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
| semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
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