Belize
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Belize | |||||
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National information | |||||
National motto: | Sub Umbra Floreo (Latin for "Under the Shade I Flourish") |
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National anthem: | "Land of the Free" Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen" |
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About the people | |||||
Official languages: | English (significant number of people speak Spanish and Kriol) | ||||
Population: (# of people) |
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Geography / Places | |||||
Here is the country on a map of the world. | |||||
Capital city: | Belmopan | ||||
Largest city: | Belize City | ||||
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Politics / Government | |||||
Established: | September 21, 1981 | ||||
Leaders: | Monarch: Elizabeth II Governor-General: Colville Young Prime Minister: Said Musa |
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Economy / Money | |||||
Currency: (Name of money) |
Belizean dollar (BZD) | ||||
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Time zone: | UTC-6 | ||||
Telephone dialing code: | 501 | ||||
Internet domain: | .bz |
Belize is a country in Central America. People in Belize speak English or Creole, instead of Spanish, which is what the people in the countries around it speak. This is because Belize was a former colony of Great Britain, while its neighbors were colonies of Spain.
Over two hundred and sixty thousand people live in Belize. Belmopan, which is located in the centre of the country, is its capital.
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Governed by other countries | Anguilla | Aruba | Bermuda | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Greenland | Guadeloupe | Martinique | Montserrat | Navassa Island | Netherlands Antilles | Puerto Rico | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands |
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas¹ | Barbados | Belize | Dominica | Grenada | Guyana | Haiti | Jamaica | Montserrat | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago |
Associate members: Anguilla | Bermuda | Cayman Islands | British Virgin Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Observer countries: Aruba | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Netherlands Antilles | Puerto Rico | Venezuela |
¹ Member of the community but not the Caribbean (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy. |