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Transportation of Belize

Airports:43 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 38
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 26 (2006)
Roadways:total: 2,872 km
paved: 488 km
unpaved: 2,384 km (1999)
Waterways:825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2007)
Merchant marine:total: 285 ships (1000 GRT or over) 985,464 GRT/1,322,629 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 36, cargo 203, chemical tanker 7, container 4, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 13, refrigerated cargo 12, roll on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 225 (China 103, Croatia 1, Cyprus 2, Estonia 3, Germany 3, Greece 2, Hong Kong 8, Iceland 2, Indonesia 2, Italy 4, Japan 2, North Korea 2, South Korea 4, Latvia 6, Lithuania 1, Malaysia 1, Mexico 1, Norway 2, Poland 2, Russia 36, Singapore 6, Spain 3, Switzerland 1, Turkey 11, UAE 5, Ukraine 7, US 5) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Belize City, Big Creek

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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