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Belize

Total area:
22,963 km2

Population: 
331,900 (2012)

Coastline:
148 km 

Terrain:
Belize (formerly British Honduras until the name of the country was changed in 1973) lies on the eastern or Caribbean coast of Central America, bounded on the north and part of the west by Mexico, and on the south and the remainder of the west by Guatemala. The inner coastal waters are shallow and are sheltered by a line of coral reefs, dotted with islets called cayes', extending almost the entire length of the country.
There is a low coastal plain, much of it covered with mangrove swamp, but the land rises gradually towards the interior.The Maya Mountains and the Cockscomb Range form the backbone of the southern half of the country, the highest point being Victoria Peak (3,669 feet) in the Cockscomb Range. The Cayo District in the west includes the Mountain Pine Ridge, ranging from 305 to around 914 metres above sea level. The northem districts contain considerable areas of low tableland. There are many rivers, some of them navigable for short distances by shallow-draught vessels. A large part of the mainland is forest.
By definition there is no true rainforest in Belize; however, the quantity of rainfall is only slightly insufficient. Instead, the country is decorated with broadleaf jungle and cohune forest termed "moist tropical forest". This forest, savanna wetlands and the Mayan Mountain areas of the country is habitat for an incredible variety of fauna.

Basic country statistics (2014)

(from http://www.preventionweb.net/countries/blz/data/)
More statistical information is available from: http://data.worldbank.org/country/belize

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Population

people

331,900

Urban

% Total population

44.298

Rural

% Total population

55.702

Urban population growth

% Annual

1.944

Population density

People / km2

14.6

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

Million US$

1,604.50

GDP per capita

Million US$

4,893.93

Capital stock

Million US$

5,994

GFCF (Gross Fixed Capital Formation)

Million US$

218.1

Social Expenditure

Million US$

200

Gross Savings

Million US$

200.097

Total reserves

Million US$

402.752

Nationally Reported Losses 1999 - 2014

Natural disaster impact (2014)

(from http://www.preventionweb.net/countries/blz/data/)  

5-year moving average 2005-2010

Extensive [%]

Intensive [%]

DataCards

20.2

100

0

Deaths

1

100

0

House destroyed

5.2

100

0

House damaged

454.4

100

0

Injured people

1

100

0

Displaced people

143

100

0

Combined economic loss (US$)

337,644,373.80

100

0

Probabilistic risk results. Average Annual Loss (AAL) by hazard

(from http://www.preventionweb.net/countries/blz/data/)

Hazard

Absolute 

Capital 

GFCF

Social

Total

Gross

[Million US$]

stock[%]

[%]

exp[%]

Reserves [%]

Savings [%]

Earthquake

2.95

0.049

1.353

1.475

0.732

1.474

Wind

28.15

0.47

12.907

14.079

6.989

14.068

Storm Surge

15.36

0.256

7.043

7.682

3.814

7.676

Flood

47.27

0.789

21.674

23.642

11.737

23.624

Multi-Hazard

93.73

1.564

42.976

46.878

23.272

46.842

Download the World Bank GFDRR Country Report for Belize 

 

Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2015

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