Belize
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National motto: "Sub Umbra Floreo"
( Latin: "Under the Shade I Flourish")
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| Official language | English
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| CapitalThis article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital although the latter phrase has an alternative meanin | BelmopanBelmopan estimated population 3,900 ( 1993), is the capital of Belize. City Seal Belmopan is located at 17° 15' N, 88° 46' W, at an altitude of 76 meters above sea level. Belmopan was constructed just to the east of Belize River, 80 km inland from the for
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| Queen
| Elizabeth IIGolden Jubilee in 2002, wearing her Canadian orders) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary), styled HM The Queen (born April 21, 1926) is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland an
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| Governor-GeneralSir Colville Young is the current Governor-General of Belize the representative in the country of Belize's head of state Elizabeth II. See also List of Governors-General of Belize.
| Sir Colville YoungSir Colville Norbert Young (born 1932) is the Governor-General of Belize, and also patron of the Scout Association of Belize. He is an alumnus of the University of York, and studied linguistics. He was appointed Governor-General in 1993, taking office on
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| Prime Minister
| Said MusaSaid Wilbert Musa (born March 19, 1944) is Prime Minister of Belize since 1998. Said Musa was born in San Ignacio Cayo of Palestinian descent. After preliminary education in Belize (then British Honduras) he studied law at Manchester University in England
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Area
- Total
- % water
| Ranked 146th
22,966 kmē
0.7%
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| Population
Total ( 2003 E)
Density
| Ranked 171st
266,440
12/kmē
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| Independence From the UK
| September 21, 1981
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| Currency | Belizean dollar (BZD)
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| Time zone
| UTC -6
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| National anthem | Land of the Free
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| Internet TLD | .BZ
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| Calling Code
| 011-501
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