BELIZE

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Belize People

Country Name: Belize

Capital City: Belmopan

Population: 294,385 (2007)

Population Growth: 2.258% (2007)

Currency: Belizean dollar (BZD)

Languages: English

Area: 22,966 sq km

Inflation Rate: 4.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 9.4% (2006)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF BELIZE

Age Structure 0-14 years:

38.9% (male 58,459/female 56,183)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

57.5% (male 85,686/female 83,717)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

3.5% (male 4,979/female 5,361) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

19.9 years

Median Age - male:

19.7 years

Median Age - female:

20 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

2.258% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

28.34 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

5.76 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.041 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.024 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.929 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.027 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

68.25 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

66.44 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

70.16 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Belizean(s)

Ethnic Groups:

mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)

Languages:

Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)