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Name:
Belize
Capital City:
Belmopan (21,000 pop.)
Belize Population:
(
2010 est.
)
World Populations
(all countries)
Currency:
Belizean Dollar (BZD)
(conversion rates)
One Belizean Dollar
Ethnicity:
Mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7%
GDP total:
$2.575 billion
GDP per capita:
$7,841
Land Sizes
Language:
Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2%
Largest Cities:
(
by population
) Belize City, San Ignacio, Orange Walk, Belmopan
Name:
formerly British Honduras; the origin of its current name is unknown, however, it's thought to be of African heritage
Bermuda Day:
September 21
Religion:
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4%
Symbols
Mileage Sign, Belize
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