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Belize

In 1999, Belize Prime Minister Said Musa came to The Carter Center to evaluate anti-corruption efforts in the Americas.

 

Waging Peace

The Carter Center and its Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas have initiated a multiyear project working with governments and civil societies to develop monitoring mechanisms to ensure transparency in government transactions that can serve as a worldwide model. Transparency, or openness, will improve investor confidence, spur economic growth, improve public services to the population, and increase public confidence in democratic institutions.

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Map of Belize
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QUICK FACTS: BELIZE

Size: 22,966 square kilometers

Population: 294,385

Religions: Roman Catholic, 49 percent; Protestant

Life expectancy: 68 years

Average annual income: $3,650 USD

Population below poverty line: 33 percent

Languages: English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole

Ethnic groups: mestizo, 48 percent; Creole; Maya; Garifuna; and others

(Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook 2008; The World Bank 2006)



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