Viewow’s Traveler Notes in Belize
International Dialling Code   +501
Internet Country Code   .bz
Time zone   GMT -6
Monetary Unit   Belize dollar

Weights and Measures   Imperial weights and measures are used
Electric Power   110/220 V / 60 Hz
Electric Plugs   B & G

B : Flat blades with round grounding pin

G : Rectangular blade plug

View of Geography in Belize
Coordinates   17 15 N, 88 45 W
Land Area   22,806sq km
Water Area   160 sq km
Land Boundaries   516 km   
Border Countries   Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 250 km
Costline Lenghts   386 km
Highets Point   Doyle's Delight 1,160 m
Lowest Point   Caribbean Sea 0 m
Terrain   flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south
Climate   tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)

Average Tempretures in Summer   16° and 32°C (61–90°F)

Average Tempretures in Winter   16° and 32°C (61–90°F) 

View of People in Belize
National Name   Belize 
Nationality   Belizean

Anthem    Land of the Free

Flag   The national flag consists of the Belize coat of arms on a white disk centered in a blue rectangular field with a narrow red stripe at the top and the bottom

Ethnicity   mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)
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)
Religious   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)
Independance Day   21 September 1981 (from UK)

View of Demographics in Belize
Population Density   13.2% per sq km (July 2008 est.)
Population Growth   2.207% (2008 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate   23.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Total Fertility Rates   3.44 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Life Expectancy   68.19 years
Birth Rate   27.84 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death Rate   5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex Ratio   1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Divorces   45 (annual divorces) 0,02% (2006)
Literacy Rate   76.9% (2000 census)

Literacy Rate (female)   77.1% (2000 census)
Suffrage   18 years of age

View of Economy in Belize

GDP (ppp)   $2.444 billion (2007 est.)
Budget   revenues: $307 million  , expenditures: $344 million (2007 est.)
Exports   $429 million f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports   $642 million f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Invenstment   22.6% (of GDP - 2007 est.)
Unemployment Rate   9.4% (2006)
Labor Force   113,000
Inflation Rate   2.3% (2007 est.)
Growth Rate   2.207% (2008 est.)
Arable Land   3.05%  (2005)
Industries   garment production, food processing, tourism, construction, oil
Agriculture   bananas, cacao, citrus, sugar; fish, cultured shrimp; lumber; garments
Natural Resources   arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower

View of Some Facts in Belize
Main Lines Phones   33,900 (2007) 
Mobile Phones   118,300 (2007)
Internet Hosts   1,942 (2007)
Internet users   32,000 (2007)
Airports  44 (2007)
Gsm   GSM 1900
Gsm Operator   Belize Telemedia
Railways   km (2006)
Highways   3,007 km (2006)
Waterways   825 km (2008)
Merchant Marine   227 ships (1000 GRT or over) (2008)
Ports and Terminals   Belize City, Big Creek

Business Week in Belize

--- Offices

Monday - Friday   8a.m. to 6p.m..

--- Retails

Monday - Friday   9a.m. to 8p.m. , In the north, shops often close at noon for siesta

Saturday   9a.m. to 1p.m.

Sunday   open stores can be found

--- Banks

Monday - Friday    10a.m. to 3p.m.

Saturday - Sunday   closed

--- Government

Monday - Friday   Winter: 8a.m. to 5p.m. ,  Summer: 7a.m. to 4p.m.

Official Holidays of Belize

New Year's Day   January 1

Baron Bliss Day Day   March 9

Labor Day   May 1

Commonwealth Day (Emancipation Day)   May 24

St. George's Caye Day   September 10

Independence Day   September 21

Bank Holiday  December 1

Christmas Day   December 25

Boxing Day   December 26

Carnival

Good Friday