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Geography
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
17 15 N, 88 45 W
Area: 
total: 22,966 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
151
land: 22,806 sq km
water: 160 sq km
slightly smaller than Massachusetts
total: 516 km
border countries: Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 250 km
386 km
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 negotiating a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Current Weather
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Doyle’s Delight 1,160 m
arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower
arable land: 3.05%
permanent crops: 1.39%
other: 95.56% (2005)
30 sq km (2003)
18.6 cu km (2000)
total: 0.15 cu km/yr (7%/73%/20%)
per capita: 556 cu m/yr (2000)
frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south)
deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; solid and sewage waste disposal
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean
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