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| Location |
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico |
| Geographic coordinates |
17 15 N, 88 45 W |
| Area |
total:22,960 sq km - land:22,800 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 |
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm - 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
the negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala
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| Terrain |
Flat, swampy coastal plain - low mountains in south |
| Elevation Extremes |
Lowest Point: Caribbean Sea (0m) - Highest Point: Victoria Peak (1,160 m) |
| Natural resources |
Arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower |
| Land Use |
Arable Land: 2% - Permanent Crops: 1% - Permanent Pastures: 2% - Forests and woodland: 92% - Other:3% (1993 est.) |
| Irrigated Land |
20 sq km (1993 est.) |
| Environment - international agreements |
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
Ozone Layer Protection, Marine Dumping, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified:none of the
selected agreements |
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