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HIV news : 2.4% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line news : 33% (1999 est.) . Literacy : 94,10% House hold income lowest than 10% news : NA House hold income highest than 10% news : NA Inflation news : 2.6% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate news : 9.1% (2002) . Internet Users news : 30,000 (2002) . Location : Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico . Geographic Coordinates : 17 15 N, 88 45 W . Religion Belize news : Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Anglican 5.3%, Methodist 3.5%, Mennonite 4.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Pentecostal 7.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), none 9.4%, other 14% (2000) . Administrative region : 6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo . Terrain : flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south . Elevation extremes lowest : Caribbean Sea 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Victoria Peak 1,160 m . Natural resources : arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower . Land use arable land : 2,85%. Land use permanentcrops : 1,71%. Irrigated land : 30 sq km (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south) . Environment current issues : deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; solid and sewage waste disposal . Geography note : only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean . Population news : 272,945 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 40,60%. age -14 men : 56 530. age -14 ladies : 54 322. age 15/64 p : 55,80%. age 15/64 men : 77 118. age 15/64 ladies : 75 309. age +65 p : 3,50%. age +65 men : 4 674. age +65 ladies : 4 992. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 19.1 years . median age male : 19 years . median age female : 19.3 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 2.39% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 29.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.04 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.94 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 29.75 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 22.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 67.43 years . life expectancy at birth male : 65.11 years . life expectancy at birth female : 69.86 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 3.77 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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Our friends in Belize : Hotels discount online Belize City news information Photo girls Belize Search last news marketing News, Latest, Last directory Belize.0/0 and websites in Belize. Belize News latest last picture, phone Belize, movie celebrity, fashion gadget, imigration immigration technology, music game, photo : Belize. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize (formerly British Honduras) until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. The country remains plagued by high unemployment, growing involvement in the South American drug trade, and increased urban crime. Minimum salary : US$2.25 BLZ an hour for all workers (220 USD/month)
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