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    Belize Geography - 2005

    https://allcountries.org/wfb2005/belize/belize_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      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: Victoria Peak 1,160 m

      Natural resources:
      arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower

      Land use:
      arable land: 2.85%
      permanent crops: 1.71%
      other: 95.44% (2001)

      Irrigated land:
      30 sq km (1998 est.)

      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
      signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:
      only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean


      NOTE: The information regarding Belize on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belize Geography 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belize Geography 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.

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