On Belize

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Belize
Capital: Belmopan
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Head of State: Queen ELIZABETH II; Represented by Governor General Sir Colville YOUNG, Sr.
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dean BARROW
Foreign Minister: Wilfred ELRINGTON
Population: 301,270 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 22,806 sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $2.444 billion (2007 estimate)
Per capita PPP: $7,900 (2007 estiamte)
Government Website: www.governmentofbelize.gov.bz
Ambassador to the U.S.: Nestor MENDEZ
Washington Embassy Address:
2535 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Cherie NISBET
Washington Embassy Website: www.embassyofbelize.org
U.S. Ambassador to Belize: Robert J. DIETER
U.S. Embassy Website in Belize: belize.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.