The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve is a 963-km2 (371.8-mile2) coastal system of atolls, sand cays, mangrove forests, lagoons and estuaries, and is home to the largest reef system in the northern hemisphere. The submarine shelf and barrier reef stretches from Mexico in the north to Guatemala in the south and is second in size only to the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. The reef system is a significant habitat for threatened species such as marine turtles, manatees and marine crocodiles, and evidence suggests that the Continue reading →

The country that stands as the worlds leading sugar consumer is Belize, who consumed 62.6 kg (138 lb) per capita during 1999. In comparison, the UK consumed 34.3 kg (75 lb 10 oz). There were no figures available for the US. Source: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations