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Country
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Belize | 
Morocco |
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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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King: King Mohammed VI
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Population
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327,719
| 32,309,239
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Life Expectancy
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68.280 years
| 76.110 years
|
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Capital City
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Belmopan
| Rabat
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Largest city
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| Belize City (population: 61,461) | Casablanca (population: 3,144,910) |
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Human Development Index
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0.771
| 0.646
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| GDP per capita |
$8,400 US
| $5,100 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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76.9%
| 52.3%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.9
| 3.5
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
11.1%
| 6.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
13.100%
| 8.900%
|
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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21 September 1981 (from UK)
| 2 March 1956 (from France)
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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)
| Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
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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)
| Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
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| Exports |
sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood
| clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
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| External Debt |
$1,079,000,000 $
| $28,080,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - 2 (2008 est.), 2 (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004)
| Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 7.526 (2008 est.), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 5.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
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| Area |
22,966 km sq
| 446,550 km sq
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| Coastline |
386 km
| 1,835 km
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| Climate |
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
| Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
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