Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Dean Barrow
Head of state: King Juan Carlos I Prime minister: Mariano Rajoy
Population
327,719
47,042,984
Life Expectancy
68.280 years
81.270 years
Capital City
Belmopan
Madrid
Largest city
Belize City (population: 61,461)
Madrid (population: 3,117,980)
Human Development Index
0.771
0.949
GDP per capita
$8,400 US
$31,000 US
Literacy Rate
76.9%
97.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.9
6.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.1%
33.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Amancio Ortega ($18.3bn US)
Unemployment Rate
13.100%
21.700%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary monarchy
Independence date
21 September 1981 (from UK)
the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Muslim occupation that began in the early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain
