Reuters AlertNet Lite

Reuters AlertNet Full site

BELIZE

Capital
Belmopan

Area
An area of 22,800 sq km (1 km = 0.62 miles); located on the Caribbean coast of Central America, bordered by Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the west and south.

Language
English is the official language of Belize, although Spanish, Creole, Garifuna and Mayan are widely spoken throughout the country.

POLITICAL PROFILE | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS | ECONOMIC INDICATORS | MILITARY STATISTICS | COMMUNICATIONS

Show all >>

thumb for PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu

01 May 2009 12:02:00 GMT
PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu

24 Feb 2009 12:09:00 GMT
MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

View the PDF version of this map

24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...