Belize was the British Colony until 1962 and is now an independent nation within the Commonwealth.
Belize has the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world.
It is the second smallest country in Central America.
It's the only country in Central America to have English as an official language.
It's the 2nd poorest country in Central America.
Many of the people are bilingual and trilingual speaking English, Spanish, and Garifuna.
Belize is a beautiful country in the Caribbean. It was once known as the British Honduras. Belize is known for its beautiful forests, and by the way, Belize is considered to have the most beautiful forest canopy in the world! Belize is the only country in central America that has English as their first language. The capital is Belmopan. Currency is Belize dollar. The national anthem is Land of the Free. Here are great points of interests...
Caye Caulker
Great Blue Hole
Belize Barrier Reef
Ambergris Caye
Caracol
Belize Zoo
Xunantunich
Belize is also known for it's mysterious Mayan ruins. Like Caracol or Xunantunich. The national animals are the Tapir and toucan. The national tree is the Mahagony tree.
Some facts are:
has a Pop. of around 337,000
has it's own Military
trades with other countries
informal groups in belize
No is the answer, as some of the latinamerican countries need a visa to get into Belize
belize telemedia LTM
Some of the major industries in Belize are: Tourism, Agriculture (banana, orange and sugar)
287,730 World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007 According to July 2007 estimate 297,651
Some of the major industries in Belize are: Tourism, Agriculture (banana, orange and sugar)
Yes and No It Depends on where you are in Belize. For example Belize City has some areas that are very dangerous(mainly the southside of the city) Where the north side is very safe.
Belize is foudn in Central America but still part of the Caribbean. It recently received its independence from Great Brittain on Sept. 21 1981 Belize is a melting pot of many ethnicites and people - Creoles, Mestizo (commonly called Spanish), Garinagu, Ketchi Mayan, Yucatec Mayan, Chines, Taiwanese, Indian and others. Belize's capital used to be ''Belize City'' but then there was a hurricane that ran right through Belize City (and other places) and destroyed everything (1961). Now the capital of Belize is ''Belmopan''. Their Agriculture Products in Belize are mainly: Bananas, Coca, Citrus, Sugar, Fish, Cultured Shrimp, and Lumber.
Belize is found in Central America but still part of the Caribbean. It recently received its independence from Great Brittan on Sept. 21 1981 Belize is a melting pot of many ethnicity and people - Creoles, Mestizo (commonly called Spanish), Garinagu, Ketch Mayan, Yucatan Mayan, Chines, Taiwanese, Indian and others. Belize's capital used to be ''Belize City'' but then there was a hurricane that ran right through Belize City (and other places) and destroyed everything (1961). Now the capital of Belize is ''Belmopan''. Their Agriculture Products in Belize are mainly: Bananas, Coca, Citrus, Sugar, Fish, Cultured Shrimp, and Lumber.
The distance in nautical miles from Miami, Florida to Port of Belize is 665.8 miles. The Port of Belize is in Belize City.
The land that was once called British Honduras is now the country of Belize.
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