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Transnational_issues of Belize

Disputes - international:annual ministerial meetings under the OAS-initiated Agreement on the Framework for Negotiations and Confidence Building Measures continue to address Guatemalan land and maritime claims in Belize and Caribbean Sea; the Line of Adjacency created under the 2002 Differendum serves in lieu of the contiguous international boundary to control squatting in the sparsely inhabited rain forests of Belize's border region; Honduras claims Belizean-administered Sapodilla Cays in its constitution but agreed to a joint ecological park under the Differendum
Illicit drugs:transshipment point for cocaine; small-scale illicit producer of cannabis, primarily for local consumption; money-laundering activity related to narcotics trafficking and offshore sector

Belize Quickstats

  • Population: 294,385 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 22,966 sq km
  • Density: 12 /km² (203rd2)
  • GDP (total): $2.098 billion (163rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $7,832 (77th)
  • Literacy: 76.9%

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  • Currency: Dollar (BZD)
  • Dial code: +501

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