Belize
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| Belize | |||||
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| 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 (a number of people speak Spanish and Kriol) | ||||
| Population: (# of people) | |||||
| - Total: | 291,000 (ranked 179th) | ||||
| - Density: | 12 per km² | ||||
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| Capital city: | Belmopan | ||||
| Largest city: | Belize City | ||||
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| - Total: | 22,966 (ranked 150th) | ||||
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| Established: | September 21, 1981 | ||||
| Leaders: | Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II represented by 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. It was formerly called British Honduras.
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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