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{{Country
|name =''Belize''
|map =Belize rel 03.jpg
|flag =Flag of Belize.png
|arms =Arms of Belize.png
|capital =Belmopan
|capital-raw =
|government =Parliamentary democracy
|government-raw =
|language =English
|king =
|queen =Elizabeth II
|monarch-raw =
|president =
|president-raw =
|chancellor =
|chancellor-raw =
|pm =Said Musa
|pm-raw =
|area =8,867 sq mi
|pop =297,651 (2007)
|pop-basis =
|gdp =
|gdp-year =$2.098 billion (2006)
|gdp-pc =$8,400 (2006)
|currency =Belize dollar
|idd =
|tld =
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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.
==== History of Belize ====
==== History of Belize ====
Historically Belize was settled by [[Maya]]n peoples. British settlement began in 1638, but repeated attacks by Spain were not defeated until 1798. In 1871 the territory was reorganised as a British colony under the name [[British Honduras]]. It achieved internal self-government in 1964, was renamed Belize in 1973, and gained independence on 21 September 1981. [[Guatemala]] maintains a claim to the territory of Belize, although in 1992 it recognised Belize as an independent state and established diplomatic relations. Prior to that a British garrison helped maintain the independence of Belize and Britain still maintains a military training presence in the country.
Historically Belize was settled by [[Maya]]n peoples. British settlement began in 1638, but repeated attacks by Spain were not defeated until 1798. In 1871 the territory was reorganised as a British colony under the name [[British Honduras]]. It achieved internal self-government in 1964, was renamed Belize in 1973, and gained independence on 21 September 1981. [[Guatemala]] maintains a claim to the territory of Belize, although in 1992 it recognised Belize as an independent state and established diplomatic relations. Prior to that a British garrison helped maintain the independence of Belize and Britain still maintains a military training presence in the country.
[[Category:Central American Countries]]
[[Category:Central American Countries]]