Highways: total: 2,248 km paved: 427 km unpaved: 1,821 km (1996 est.)
Waterways: 825 km river network used by shallow-draft craft; seasonally navigable
Ports and harbors: Belize City, Big Creek, Corozol, Punta Gorda
Merchant marine:
total: 403 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,740,325
GRT/2,511,709 DWT
ships by type: bulk 34, cargo 259, chemical tanker 5, container 9,
liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 58, passenger-cargo 2,
refrigerated cargo 21, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, short-sea/passenger
3, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 1
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships of 7 countries:
Cuba 2, Cyprus 1, Greece 1, Singapore 2, UAE 12, UK 1, and US 1
(1998 est.)
Airports: 44 (1998 est.)
Airports—with paved runways: total: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (1998 est.)
Airports—with unpaved runways: total: 41 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 10 under 914 m: 30 (1998 est.)
Military
Military branches: Belize Defense Force (includes Ground Forces,
Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard), Belize National Police
Military manpower—military age: 18 years of age