Location: Central America
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Belmopan
Main Cities: Belize City, Corozal, San Ignacio
Population: 206,000
Area: 22,960 km2
Currency: 1 Belize dollar = 100 cents
Languages: English, Spanish
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant
More about Belize: a state in Central America, on the Caribbean Sea: site of a Mayan civilization until the 9th century AD; colonized by the British from 1638; granted internal self-government in 1964; became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1981. Official language: English; Carib and Spanish are also spoken. Currency: Belize dollar. Capital: Belmopan. Pop.: 261 000 (2004 est.). Area: 22 965 sq. km (8867 sq. miles) Former name (until 1973): British Honduras
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