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Belize is a [[Central America]]n country. Its official [[language]] is [[English]]. Belize covers 8,763 square miles and has a population (1997) of 230,000. The capital is Belmopan (1991 pop. 44,087); the largest city, main seaport and former capital is Belize City (1993 pop 46,342). The name Belize is believed to derive from a [[Spanish]] adaptation of the name Wallace, after the Scottish traveller Peter Wallace who settled in 1640 at the mouth of what was to become the Belize River.
Belize is a [[Central America]]n country. Its official [[language]] is [[English]]. Belize covers 8,763 square miles and has a population (1997) of 230,000. The capital is Belmopan (1991 pop. 44,087); the largest city, main seaport and former capital is Belize City (1993 pop 46,342). The name Belize is believed to derive from a [[Spanish]] adaptation of the name Wallace, after the Scottish traveller Peter Wallace who settled in 1640 at the mouth of what was to become the Belize River.
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==== History of Belize ====
==== History of Belize ====