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Geography of Belize
Location: |
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico |
Geographic coordinates: |
17 15 N, 88 45 W |
Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean |
Area: |
total: 22,966 sq km land: 22,806 sq km water: 160 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Massachusetts |
Land boundaries: |
total: 516 km border countries: Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 250 km |
Coastline: |
386 km |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm in the north, 3 nm in the south; note - from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial sea is 3 nm; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for negotiating a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate: |
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May) |
Terrain: |
flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Doyle's Delight 1,160 m |
Natural resources: |
arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower |
Land use: |
arable land: 3.05% permanent crops: 1.39% other: 95.56% (2005) |
Irrigated land: |
30 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources: |
18.6 cu km (2000) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): |
total: 0.15 cu km/yr (7%/73%/20%) per capita: 556 cu m/yr (2000) |
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 |
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: |
only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean |
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Country Profile of Belize
Communications of Belize
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Geography of Belize
Government of Belize
Transnational Issues of Belize
Military of Belize
People of Belize
Transportation of Belize
The information above is a partial reproduction of Google Maps and the CIA World Factbook.
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