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Country
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Belize | 
Qatar |
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Leader
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Prime minister: Dean Barrow
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Emir: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani
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Population
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334,297
| 2,042,444
|
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Life Expectancy
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68.400 years
| 78.240 years
|
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Capital City
|
Belmopan
| Doha
|
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Largest city
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| Belize City (population: 61,461) | Doha (population: 344,939) |
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Human Development Index
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0.771
| 0.899
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| GDP per capita |
$8,400 US
| $102,800 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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76.9%
| 89%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.9
| 6.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
11.1%
| 0%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
11.300%
| 0.500%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| emirate
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Independence date
|
21 September 1981 (from UK)
| 3 September 1971 (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)
| Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 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)
| Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
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| Exports |
sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood
| liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
|
| External Debt |
$1,457,000,000 $
| $137,000,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - 2 (2008 est.), 2 (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004)
| Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - 3.64 (2008 est.), 3.64 (2007), 3.64 (2006), 3.64 (2005), 3.64 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.200%
| 10.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
| Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
22,966 km sq
| 11,586 km sq
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| Coastline |
386 km
| 563 km
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| Climate |
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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