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Belize is the only mainland country in Central America that does not use Spanish as a main language.

In South America:

Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and Guyana = English.

French Guiana = French.

Suriname = Dutch.

Brazil = Portuguese.

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