LAND
Area: 22,965 sq km (8,867 sq mi).
Capital: Belmopan
Elevations: Highest - Victoria Peak, 1,122 m (3,680 feet); Lowest - sea level
PEOPLE
Population: 229,143
Density: 8.4 persons per sq km (21.7 per sq mi)
Distribution: 51.6% urban; 48.4% rural
Annual growth: 3.0%
Official language: English
Major religion: Roman Catholicism, Methodism, Anglicanism
EDUCATION AND HEALTH
Literacy: 93% of adult population
Universities: 1
Hospital beds: 525
Physicians: 94
Life expectancy: Women - 73; Men - 67
Infant mortality: 30 per 1,000 live births
ECONOMY
GDP: $373 Million, $1,635 per capita
Labor distribution
Commerce and services: 16%
Agriculture: 30%
Industry: N/A
Foreign trade
Imports: $194 Million
Exports: $134 Million
Principal trade partners: US, UK, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles
Currency: N/A
GOVERNMENT
Type: Independent state within Commonwealth of Nations
Legislature: National Assembly
Government leaders: N/A
Political subdivisions: 6 districts
COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: None
Roads: 3,001 km (1,865 mi) total
Major ports: 2
Major airfields: 3
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