Belize

Belize

(Extended Image) ()
: "Sub Umbra Floreo" (: I blossom to the shade)
	English
	Belmopan
Queen	Isabel II
General Governor	Sir Colville Young
First-minister	Said Muse
Area - Total - % water	146º 22,966 km² 0.7%
Population - Total (2003 E) - Density	171º 266,440 12/km²
Independence - It dates	of of 1981
Currency	Dollar of Belize (BZD)
	UTC -6
	Land of the Free
TLD (Internet)	.BZ
Telefónico code	501

Belize it is a small country of Central America, limited the north for , the east for Gulf of the Honduras e the south and the west for Guatemala. Capital: Belmopan.

Table of content 1 History 2 Politics 3 Subdivisões 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demography 7 Culture 8 Diverse topics 9 Links External

History

Until the arrival of the Europeans, she was inhabited for Mayans. In the way it XVII mateiros English had century arrived at the coast. did not have fond until this zone. In 1968, E.U.. was arbitration judge so that e Guatemala they recognized the independence of Belize, what it was obtained in 1981. Guatemala it recognized it republic in 1992.

Politics

Belize is one parliamentarian e member of Commonwealth. British monarch it is state head e is represented in the country for a general governor who must be belizenho. The main agency executive of the government it is cabinet, led for one to premier that it is government head. The ministers of the cabinet are members of the political party with majority in the parliament and generally they keep the elect positions inside of it concurrently with its position in the cabinet.

Subdivisões

redirect Subdivisões of the Belize

Geography

The north of Belize consists mainly of plain and marshy coastal plains, densely florestadas in some places. For the south if it finds the chain mountainous decrease of Mountains Mayan, of which the point highest in Belice is Victoria Peak the 1.160 meters of height. Belize if finds located between the rivers Deep e Sarstoon, with River of Belize flowing in the center of the country. Throughout all the coast if finds chorale reefs. Belice is the home of the barrier of longer chorale of the Western Hemisphered and as the longest one in the world after Great Barrier of Chorale.

local is tropical hot and normally very humid e. The hard rainy season since May until November during which perigos natural as hurricanes e floodings they are common.

Economy

Demography

Culture

Holidays

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Diverse topics

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