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Belize Overview |
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| Learn about the geography, history, people, climate, government, economy, politics, military, and other aspects of Belize. We have nine pages of interesting Belize facts & figures: on everything from transportation and communications systems to natural hazards to transitional issues facing .Belize. When you hear another country being discussed on the news, visit WorldCountries.info and gets the facts. |
| Area |
total: 22,966 sq km land: 22,806 sq km water: 160 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May) |
| Population |
294,385 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
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% (2000 census) |
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CIA World Factbook Description of Belize |
| Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include an unsustainable foreign debt, high unemployment, growing involvement in the South American drug trade, growing urban crime, and increasing incidences of HIV/AIDS. |
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