Geography Of Belize

Location	Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Geographic coordinates	17 15 N, 88 45 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 22,966 sq km water: 160 sq km land: 22,806 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	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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
Terrain	flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Victoria Peak 1,160 m
Natural resources	arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower
Land use	arable land: 2.85% permanent crops: 1.71% other: 95.44% (2001)
Irrigated land	30 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south)
Environment - current issues	deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; solid and sewage waste disposal
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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