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)
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Exports
sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood
External Debt
$1,457,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - 2 (2008 est.), 2 (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.200%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Area
22,966 km sq
36,125 km sq
Coastline
386 km
350 km
Climate
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
