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/* WFB Large Rectangle */ google_ad_slot = "8137512903"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <br> Page last updated on February 21, <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#location">Location:</a></b><br> Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#geographic_coordinates">Geographic coordinates:</a></b><br> 17 15 N, 88 45 W <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/maps/">Map references</a>: </b><br> Central America and the Caribbean</a> <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#area">Area:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 22,966 sq km <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/total_area_sq_km_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Area - total country ranks</u></a> ] <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 152 <br><i>land:</i> 22,806 sq km <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/land_area_sq_km_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Area - land country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>water:</i> 160 sq km <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/water_area_sq_km_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Area - water country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#area_comparative">Area - comparative:</a></b><br> slightly smaller than Massachusetts <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#land_boundaries">Land boundaries:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 516 km <br><i>border countries:</i> Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 250 km <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/land_boundaries_km_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Land boundaries country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#coastline">Coastline:</a></b><br> 386 km <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/coastline_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Coastline country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#maritime_claims">Maritime claims:</a></b><br> <i>territorial sea:</i> 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 <br><i>exclusive economic zone:</i> 200 nm <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#climate">Climate:</a></b><br> tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May) <br><b><a href="http://www.photius.com/countries/belize/climate/belize_climate_climate.html">More Climate Details</a></b> <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#terrain">Terrain:</a></b><br> flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#elevation_extremes">Elevation extremes:</a></b><br> <i>lowest point:</i> Caribbean Sea 0 m <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/elevation_extremes_lowest_point_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>highest point:</i> Doyle's Delight 1,160 m <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/elevation_extremes_highest_point_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Elevation extremes - highest point country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#natural_resources">Natural resources:</a></b><br> arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#land_use">Land use:</a></b><br> <i>arable land:</i> 3.05% <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/land_use_arable_land_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Land use - arable land country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>permanent crops:</i> 1.39% <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/land_use_permanent_crops_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Land use - permanent crops country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>other:</i> 95.56% (2005) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/land_use_other_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Land use - other country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#irrigated_land">Irrigated land:</a></b><br> 40 sq km (2008) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/irrigated_land_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Irrigated land country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#total_renewable_water_resources">Total renewable water resources:</a></b><br> 18.6 cu km (2000) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/total_renewable_water_resources_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Total renewable water resources country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#freshwater_withdrawal">Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 0.15 cu km/yr (7%/73%/20%) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/freshwater_withdrawal_domestic_industrial_agricultural_total_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>per capita:</i> 556 cu m/yr (2000) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/freshwater_withdrawal_domestic_industrial_agricultural_per_capita_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#natural_hazards">Natural hazards:</a></b><br> frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#environment_current_issues">Environment - current issues:</a></b><br> deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; solid and sewage waste disposal <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#environment_international_agreements">Environment - international agreements:</a></b><br> <i>party to:</i> Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling <br><i>signed, but not ratified:</i> none of the selected agreements <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#geography_note">Geography - note:</a></b><br> only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean </font> <p> <p> <BR> <P> <font size = "-2"><B> NOTE: The information regarding Belize on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. 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