Belize


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National currency : Sub will ombra Floreo
(in Latin : I flowered in the shade)

Official languages

English

Belmopan
17° 15' N, 88° 46' O

Larger city

Belize City

Government
- Queen
- general Governor
- Prime Minister Constitutional monarchy
Élisabeth II
Sir Colville Young
Musa Said

Surface
- Total
- Water (%) Classified 146^E
22 966 km²
0,7 %

Population
- Total (2002)
- Density Classified 170^E
256 062 hab.
11 hab./km²

Independence
- Date September 21 1981

Gentilé

Currency Dollar of Belize (BZD)

Time zone UTC -6

National anthem

Land of the Free

Field Internet .bz

Code
telephone + 501

Belize is a country ofCentral America, in the south of and in the east of . Belize is to only 75 km , only the gulf of Honduras separates these two countries.

Belize named formerly it British Honduras. The current denomination comes from the name of the capital and the river from the same name.

Belmopan succeeded the town of Belize like capital of the country.

English is the national language. The largest city is Belize.

History

Detailed article: History of Belize

Policy

Belize is a parliamentary democracy and member of the Commonwealth. The Head of State is currently the Queen Elizabeth II, represented in the country by a governor-General, who must have the nationnality of the country. The primary education executive body of the government is the Council of Ministers, carried out by the Prime Minister who is a chief of the government. The Ministers for the council are members of the majority political part at the Parliament and usually hold of the seats of elected officials at the same time as their positions of the Council of Ministers. The bicameral Parliament of Belizean is the French National Assembly, which is composed of a room of the representatives and a senate. The 29 members of the Room are usually elected for five years maximum. The members of the senate are eight, five are chosen by the Prime Minister, two by the chief of the opposition, and one by the General of governor in accordance with the opinion of the Consultative Committee of Belize. The senate is directed by a president, who is an abstentionnist member designated by the governing part. Belize is an active member of the Community of the Caribbean (CARICOM).

Districts

Detailed article: Districts of Belize

Belize is divided into 6 districts:

Belize District
Cayo District
Corozal District
Orange Walk District
Stann Creek District
Toledo District

Geography

Satellite sight of Belize May 2001

Detailed article: Geography of Belize

The north of Belize consists mainly of coastal punts and marshy plains, with the strongly forest places. In the south a register of low mountain is of Maya mountains, the highest point in Belize is peak of Victoria culminating to 1 160 m. Belize is located between the rivers Hondo and Sarstoon, with Belize river running out in the center of the country. All along the coasts of Caribbean Sea the reefs are of coral or cays.

climate room is tropical and is generally very hot and wet. The rain season proceeds May at November with usual but frequent risks like hurricanes and them floods.

Data geography :
- Surface: 22 966 km²
- Density of population: 11 hab./km²
- Terrestrial borders: 516 km ( : 266 km; : 250 km)
- Littoral: 386 km
- Minimal altitude: 0 m
- Maximum altitude: 1 160 m

Economy

Detailed article: Economy of Belize

January 20, 2005, of popular movements enough violent one took place at the time of the installation of news taxes.

Demography

Evolution of demography enters 1961 and 2003 (figure of FAO, 2005). Population in thousands of inhabitants.

Detailed article: Demography of Belize

The majority of Belizéens are of multiracial origin. Approximately half of the population is ascents and ; 25 % African and Creole; 10 % Maya and approximately 6% afro-Amerindian (garifuna). The remainder is composed of Europeans, Indiens, Chinese, means-Eastern and North-American.

The official language is itEnglish. Majority of Belizéens, others that those of recent arrival of close countries, have at least English knowledge. The English English and Creole prevail along the coast like in the center and the south of the country. In the west and north, itSpanish is more widespread. Spanish is the mother tongue of approximately 50 % of the population and is spoken like second language by 20 %. The various Maya groups still speak it Maya as well as a dialect of the English, similar Creole with the creole dialects of the anglophone islands of The Caribbean. Communities of the south of the country speak especially it garifuna.

Approximately 50 % of the population are catholic, the church Anglican as well as communities represents the remainder. About 5 % belong to the community mennonite speaking itGerman/plattdeutsch.

Population: 256 062 inhabitants (in 2001)
- 0-14 years: 42,04 %
- 15-64 years: 54,43 %
- + 65 years: 3,53 %
Life expectancy :
- Men: 69 years (in 2001)
- Women: 74 years (in 2001)
Growth rate : 2,7 % (in 2001)
Birth rate : 31,69 % (in 2001)
Death rate : 4,7 % (in 2001)
Infant mortality rate : 25,14 % (in 2001)
Rate of fruitfulness : 4,05 children/woman (in 2001)
Migratory rate : 0 % (in 2001)