The culture of Belize is a mix of influences and people from Kriol, Maya, East Indian, Garinagu (also known as Garifuna), Mestizo (a mixture of Spanish...
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Belize (/bɪˈliːz, bɛ-/ , bih-LEEZ, beh-; Belize Kriol English: Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico...
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Belize City is the largest city in Belize. It was once the capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2010 census, Belize City has a population...
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diaspora Belizean population, see Demographics of Belize Belizean cuisine Belizean culture, see Culture of Belize Belizean society All pages with titles beginning...
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The major languages spoken in Belize include English, Spanish and Kriol, all three spoken by more than 40% of the population. Mayan languages are also...
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The music of Belize has a mix of Creole, Mestizo, Garìfuna, Mayan and European influences. After many centuries of Maya habitation, British colonizers...
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The history of Belize dates back thousands of years. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC to 1200 BC and flourished until...
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Belizean cuisine (redirect from Cuisine of Belize)
amalgamation of all ethnicities in the nation of Belize and their respectively wide variety of foods. Breakfast often consists of sides of bread, flour...
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Dangriga (redirect from Dangriga, Belize)
Airport. Commonly known as the "culture capital of Belize" due to its influence on punta music and other forms of Garifuna culture, Dangriga is the largest settlement...
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of Belize Current events of Belize Military history of Belize Timeline of the history of Belize Culture of Belize Architecture of Belize Cuisine of Belize...
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Tata Duende (category Culture of Belize)
against this spirit. This creature has appeared on a postage stamp of Belize as part of a series on Belizean folklore. The name Tata Duende comes from the...
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Sports have had an important role in Belizean culture. While Belize has never been an international sporting power, the nation's athletes have had some...
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Batty boy (category Culture of Belize)
effeminate man. The term batiman (or battyman) is also used in Belize owing to the popularity of Jamaican music there. The term derives from the Jamaican slang...
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sense of endurance as well as reconnecting back to the ancestors of the Garifuna people. Besides Honduras, punta also has a following in Belize, Guatemala...
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Belizeans (redirect from People of Belize)
associated with the country of Belize through citizenship or descent. Belize is a multiethnic country with residents of Ethnic groups of Amerindian, African,...
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contains a list of prime ministers of Belize and deputy prime ministers, from the establishment of the position of First Minister of British Honduras...
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in Belize. The single largest denomination is the Catholic Church with about 40.1% of the population (129,456 adherents), a reduction from 49.6% of the...
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This is a list of public holidays in Belize. (*) Moveable holidays (**) Replacement days: Note 1 – Chapter 289 of the laws of Belize states that if the...
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of Wisconsin Culture of Wyoming Culture of Washington, D.C. Central America Culture of Belize Culture of Costa Rica Culture of El Salvador Culture of...
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ruins of Belize include a number of well-known and historically important pre-Columbian Maya archaeological sites. Belize is considered part of the southern...
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British Honduras (redirect from Crown Colony of Belize)
colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973, until September...
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Belize is a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the king of Belize serves as head of state and the prime minister is the head of...
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Belize is divided into six districts: Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek and Toledo. Constituencies of Belize List of municipalities in Belize...
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The governor-general of Belize is the representative of the Belizean monarch, currently King Charles III, in Belize. The governor-general is appointed...
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The flag of Belize was adopted on 21 September 1981, the day Belize became independent. It consists of the coat of arms of Belize on a blue field with...
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Universe Belize is a national beauty pageant in Belize to select the country's representative for the Miss Universe pageant. In the early days of Miss Universe...
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Garifuna (redirect from Garifuna culture)
and culture of Belize, Central America and the Caribbean. Benque Viejo, Belize: BRC Printing. pp. 14–63. Kim, Julie Chun (2013). "The Caribs of St. Vincent...
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Belmopan (redirect from Capital of belize)
Belmopan (/ˌbɛlmoʊˈpɑːn/) is the capital city of Belize. Its population in 2010 was 16,451. In addition to being the smallest capital city in the continental...
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The monarchy of Belize is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Belize. The current Belizean monarch...
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Belize is a small Central American nation, located at 17°15' north of the equator and 88°45' west of the Prime Meridian on the Yucatán Peninsula. It borders...
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