gas - exports:
0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 56
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 83
Natural gas - proved reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 201
Current account balance:
-$151 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 84 -$93.3 million (2009 est.)
Exports:
$404 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 171 $381.9 million (2009 est.)
Exports - commodities:
sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil
Exports - partners:
US 30.7%, UK 29.77%, Nigeria 4.9%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.45% (2009)
Imports:
$740 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 181 $620.5 million (2009 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco
Imports - partners:
US 33.65%, Mexico 14.17%, Cuba 8.51%, Guatemala 6.75%, Spain 6.07%,
China 4.12% (2009)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$219 million (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 126 $213.7 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Debt - external:
$1.01 billion (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 150 $954.1 million (2008 est.)
Exchange rates:
Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - 2 (2010), 2 (2009), 2 (2008), 2 (2007), 2 (2006)
Communications ::Belize
Telephones - main lines in use:
31,200 (2009) country comparison to the world: 178
Telephones - mobile cellular:
161,800 (2009) country comparison to the world: 175
Telephone system:
general assessment: above-average system; trunk network depends primarily on microwave radio relay
domestic: fixed-line teledensity of 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 55 per 100 persons
international: country code - 501; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 8 (Intelsat - 2, unknown - 6) (2008)
Broadcast media:
8 privately-owned TV stations; multi-channel cable TV provides access to foreign stations; about 25 radio stations broadcasting on roughly 50 different frequencies; state-run radio was privatized in 1998 (2007)
Internet country code:
.bz
Internet hosts:
2,880 (2010) country comparison to the world: 147
Internet users:
36,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 177
Transportation ::Belize
Airports:
45 (2010) country comparison to the world: 96
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 41
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 27 (2010)
Roadways:
total: 3,007 km country comparison to the world: 165 paved: 575 km
unpaved: 2,432 km (2006)
Waterways:
825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2010) country comparison to the world: 71
Merchant marine:
total: 231 country comparison to the world: 33 by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 37, cargo 146, chemical tanker 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 27, roll on/roll off 10
foreign-owned: 171 (Chile 1, China 64, Croatia 1, Cyprus 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Greece 2, Iceland 2, Italy 3, Japan 1, Latvia 10, Lithuania 2, Netherlands 1, Nigeria 2, Norway 3, Peru 1, Russia 32, Singapore 7, Spain 1, Syria 2, Turkey 18, UAE 5, UK 4, Ukraine 6) (2010)
Ports and terminals:
Belize City, Big Creek
Military ::Belize
Military branches:
Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, BDF Air Wing (includes Special
Boat Unit), BDF Volunteer Guard (2010)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient; conscription has never been implemented; volunteers typically outnumber available positions by 3:1 (2008)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16–49: 79,088
females age 16–49: 77,147 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16–49: 57,759
females age 16–49: 55,903 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
