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Belize Energy Sector Diagnostic PUC 20 district. For example, the Northern districts reflect a concentration of predominantly Mestizo and other Spanish speaking ethnicities, the Belize district is predominantly English-speaking Creole, the Central district enjoys a mixture but the largest concentration of Mennonite communities is situated there, the Stann Creek district boasts the highest concentration of Garifuna, while more than 60% of the inhabitants of the Toledo district are Mayan. The official language is English, but Spanish is dominant. According to the last census three Mayan languages are spoken across the country, kek’chi, Mopan and Yucatec31. See Annex 3 for country baseline map Political Organization Belize is a sovereign state32 governed under the principles of parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster Model. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet form the executive branch, while the National Assembly forms a bicameral legislature comprising of a twenty-nine (29) member elected House of Representatives and a thirteen (13) member appointed Senate. The current elected House of Representatives33 consists of twenty-two (22) members of the ruling People’s United Party and seven (7) from the United Democratic Party. The country is a member of the British Commonwealth, CARICOM, Organization of American States, the Non-Aligned movement, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the African, Caribbean and Pacific group (ACP), the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and the Central American Integration System (SICA), among others. Economy According to the Government of Belize34, the economy of Belize is undergoing transformation from one that is primarily agricultural to one that is more service- oriented.35 In 2001,36 the service sector contributed 59.5% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while the primary sector contributed just 16.8%. Among services, tourism represented 18% of GDP and revenues in excess of $242m in 2001. It has become the largest foreign exchange earner for the country. One in every four jobs is in the tourism industry. “Belize has a farming population of approximately 16,979 operating on a total land area of 265,000 acres, of which 146,000 are for crops and 119,000 acres are for pastures”.37 Agriculture contribution to the GDP in 2001 amounted to 11.3% and 88.9% of total export earnings. The principal source of income in 2001 was citrus exports38 followed by sugar and bananas. Revenue from all three traditional export commodities amounted to $197.339m.40 Belize has increased production of non-traditional agriculture 31 Government of Belize, Medium Term Economic Plan 2003-2005, July 2002, pg. 1 32 Independence achieved from the UK on 21 September 1981. 33 Determined by the general elections held on March 5, 2003 34 The information in this section extracted from the Medium Term Economic Strategy 2003-2005, declared by GOB, July 2002. 35 Ibid, pg. 2 36 the baseline yr used in the report. 37 Ibid, pg. 2 38 replacing sugar as the largest contributor to foreign-exchange earnings 39 unless otherwise stated all currency is reported in Belize dollars, 2:1 peg to the US dollar. 40 includes fresh fruits and by-productsPDF Image | Energy for Sustainable Development Toward a National Energy Strategy for Belize Energy Sector Diagnostic
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