Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Dean Barrow
Population
9,958,453
327,719
Life Expectancy
75.020 years
68.280 years
Capital City
Budapest
Belmopan
Largest city
Budapest (population: 1,696,130)
Belize City (population: 61,461)
Human Development Index
0.877
0.771
GDP per capita
$19,800 US
$8,400 US
Literacy Rate
99.4%
76.9%
Corruption Perception Index
5.1
2.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.1%
11.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
10.900%
13.100%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date)
21 September 1981 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)
