Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Dean Barrow
Population
4,140,289
327,719
Life Expectancy
75.230 years
68.280 years
Capital City
Belmopan
Largest city
Beirut (population: 1,916,100)
Belize City (population: 61,461)
Human Development Index
0.796
0.771
GDP per capita
$8,400 US
Literacy Rate
87.4%
76.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3
2.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
4.7%
11.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Najib Mikati ($2.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
13.100%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
21 September 1981 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3% note: 17 religious sects recognized
