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Comparisons of Belize to various countries.
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Belize
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Israel
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Singapore
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Cuba
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Bahamas
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Jamaica
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Trinidad/Tobago
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Area (Sq. km)
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22,966
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20,770
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692
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110,860
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13,960
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10,991
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5,128
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Population (Millions)
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0.266
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6.116
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4.608
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11.263
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0.297
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2.695
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1.104
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Persons/Sq.km
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11.58
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294.46
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6658.96
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101.60
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21.28
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245.20
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215.29
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GDP (Billions)
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1.28
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122
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105
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25.9
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5.2
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10
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11.1
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Per capita GDP
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4,900
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19,000
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24,000
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2,300
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17,000
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3,900
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9,500
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Govt Revenues (Billions)
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0.224
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38.500
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27.900
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14.900
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0.918
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2.230
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1.540
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Govt Expenditures (")
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0.209
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45.100
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19.500
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15.600
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0.956
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2.560
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1.600
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Exp as % of Revenues
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93%
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117%
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70%
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105%
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104%
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115%
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104%
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Debt (Billions)
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0.475
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42.800
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8.200
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32.300
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0.371
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5.300
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2.800
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Debt % of GDP
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37%
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35%
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8%
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125%
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7%
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53%
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25%
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Defense (Millions)
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7.7
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8,970
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4,470
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NA
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20
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30
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90
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Defense % of GDP
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1.80%
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8.75%
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4.90%
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4% (est)
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0.70%
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0.30%
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1.4
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Arable Land
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2.81%
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17%
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1.64%
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33.40%
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0.60%
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16.00%
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14.62%
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Paved Highways (km)
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490
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15,965
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3,066
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29,820
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1,546
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13,433
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4,252
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Telephones (million)
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0.031
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2.8
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1.95
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0.473
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0.096
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0.353
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0.252
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ISPs
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2
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21
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9
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5
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19
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21
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17
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Internet Users (Million)
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0.018
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1.940
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2.300
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0.120
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0.169
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0.100
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0.120
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Infant Mortality
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27
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7.37
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3.57
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7.15
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26.21
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13.26
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24.9
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Pop over 65
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3.5%
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9.9%
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7.2%
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10.2%
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5.8%
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6.8%
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7.9%
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Working Force
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0.090
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2.500
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2.190
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4.300
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0.156
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1.130
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0.564
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Work Force % of Pop
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33.8
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40.9
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47.5
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38.2
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52.5
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41.9
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51.1
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Israel is interesting, because it is smaller than
Belize and has fewer natural resources.
Singapore is the leading country in southwest Asia,
despite it's miniscule size
Cuba has no legal free market economy
The Caribbean island countries all depend upon Tourism,
because of size and lack of natural resources.
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