Encyclopedia Search Results
   Suggest a Topic | Email This Page   [definition]    
Recent Searches
Also Try :
belize, belize images, belize audio, belize video  more...
Belize
Belize
Flag of Belize Coat of arms of Belize
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Sub Umbra Floreo  (Latin)
""Under the Shade I Flourish""
Anthem: "Land of the Free"
Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Location of Belize
Capital Belmopan
17°15′N, 88°46′W
Largest city Belize City
Official languages English[1]
Demonym Belizean
Government Parliamentary democracy
 -  Monarch Elizabeth II
 -  Governor-General Sir Colville Young
 -  Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Said Musa
Independence from the United Kingdom 
 -  Date September 21, 1981 
Area
 -  Total 22,966 km² (150th)
8,867 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 0.7
Population
 -  (July 2007 est.) estimate 297,651 (174th²)
 -  Density 12/km² (203rd²)
31/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate
 -  Total $2.098 billion (163rd)
 -  Per capita $8,400 (76th)
HDI (2003) 0.753 (medium) (91st)
Currency Dollar (BZD)
Time zone (UTC-6)
Internet TLD .bz
Calling code
1 Significant numbers of people speak Spanish and Kriol. Spanish was nominated as an official language, but was discarded to evade confusion between languages.
2 These ranks are based on the 2005 figures.

Belize (pronounced /bəˈliːz/) is the only officially English speaking country in Central America. Belize was a British colony for more than a century and was known as British Honduras until 1973. It became an independent nation within The Commonwealth in 1981. Belize is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the [1] (SICA) and considers itself to be culturally both Caribbean and Central American. With 8,867 square miles (22,960 km²) of territory and only 297,651 people (Belize CSO, 2007 mid year est.), the population density is the lowest in the Central American region and[citation needed] one of the lowest in the world. However, the country's growth rate is 3.5% (2006 est.).

Contents

History

Xunantunich, Belize.
Xunantunich, Belize.
  • Belizean diplomatic missions
  • Constituencies of Belize
  • Communications in Belize
  • Foreign relations of Belize
  • Languages of Belize
  • Confederate settlements in British Honduras
  • Maya ruins of Belize
  • Military of Belize
    		•




    References

    1. ^ http://www.travelbelize.org/faq.html
    2. ^ http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/mayan/mayasites.html
    3. ^ Nation News 2006
    4. ^ ACP-EU summit 2000
    5. ^ Guatemala-Belize Language Exchange Project
    6. ^ BERDS Topography
    7. ^ Cho, Julian (1998). Maya Homeland. University of California Berkeley Geography Department and the Toledo Maya of Southern Belize. Retrieved 4 January 2007.
    8. ^ Volz, Joe and Coy, Cissie, "Belize: Central American Jewel," on aarp.org
    9. ^ Smith, Vicki (2007), "Belize beckons with unspoiled Caribbean isles, friendly faces, rich marine life," The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 18, 2007, at SignOnSanDiego.com
    10. ^ Link, Matthew R. (2002), "Central America's perfect, penny-pinching blend of island beaches, virgin rain forest, and Maya mysteries,", Budget Travel, January/February 2002 issue at budgettravelonline.com

    Further reading

    External links

    Find more information on Belize by searching Wikipedia's sister projects
    Dictionary definitions from Wiktionary
    Textbooks from Wikibooks
    Quotations from Wikiquote
    Source texts from Wikisource
    Images and media from Commons
    News stories from Wikinews
    Learning resources from Wikiversity


    Geographic locale
    v • d • e
    Countries of Central America
    Belize · Costa Rica · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Panama
    v • d • e
    States and dependencies of Middle America
    States  —  Dependencies
    v • d • e
    Countries of North America
    Several nations listed here straddle both North and South America or can also be considered Caribbean
    Sovereign states
    Dependencies
    Denmark Greenland
    France Saint Barthélemy · Saint Martin · Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    Netherlands Aruba · Netherlands Antilles
    United Kingdom Anguilla · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Montserrat · Turks and Caicos Islands
    United States Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands
    International membership
    v • d • e
    Commonwealth of Nations
    Sovereign states
    Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations
    Dependencies
    Australia
    New Zealand
    United Kingdom
    Sorry: result not found.
      Latest Comment:

      Add Your Comment:

    We welcome your Comment on this story.Comments are submitted for possible publication on the conditiin that they may be edited.Please provide your full name.We also require a working email address-not for publication,but for verification.The location field is optional. Read our Publication guidelines.

    Full name:   Email address:  
    Location:(optional)
    Your Comment::
    (max 1200
    characters)
    Remember my details
     (So you don't have to retype your details each time send feedback.)
     
    Email me if my Comment is published
     

    Also Try :
    belize, belize images, belize audio, belize video  more...

    Search for Encyclopedia right from your Belize Crawler Toolbar. Its easy.Try it.

       
    Contents