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Country
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Belize | 
Croatia |
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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: Ivo Josipovic Prime minister : Zoran Milanovic
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Population
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327,719
| 4,480,043
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Life Expectancy
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68.280 years
| 75.990 years
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Capital City
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Belmopan
| Zagreb
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Largest city
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| Belize City (population: 61,461) | Zagreb - Centar (population: 800,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.771
| 0.862
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| GDP per capita |
$8,400 US
| $18,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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76.9%
| 98.1%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.9
| 4.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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11.1%
| 20.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
13.100%
| 17.700%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| presidential/parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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21 September 1981 (from UK)
| 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
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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)
| Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (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)
| Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)
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| Exports |
sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood
| transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
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| External Debt |
$1,079,000,000 $
| $66,300,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - 2 (2008 est.), 2 (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004)
| kuna (HRK) per US dollar - 4.98 (2008 est.), 5.3735 (2007), 5.8625 (2006), 5.9473 (2005), 6.0358 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 2.390%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 5
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| Location |
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
| Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
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| Area |
22,966 km sq
| 56,594 km sq
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| Coastline |
386 km
| 5,835 km
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| Climate |
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
| Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
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