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|caption = Belize: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Belize," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/BH.html (accessed 24 June 2009).</ref> | |caption = Belize: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Belize," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/BH.html (accessed 24 June 2009).</ref> | ||
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'''Belize''' is a small Central American country located on the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. The country has an area of 22,966 square kilometers and a population (July 2009) of 307,899. As a former British colony Belize's official language is English, but a large majority of the population speaks Spanish, Creole, or various Mayan dialects.<ref>Ibid.</ref> To learn more about Anabaptist-related groups in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]] click [[Caribbean, Central and South America|here]]. | '''Belize''' is a small Central American country located on the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. The country has an area of 22,966 square kilometers and a population (July 2009) of 307,899. As a former British colony Belize's official language is English, but a large majority of the population speaks Spanish, Creole, or various Mayan dialects.<ref>Ibid.</ref> To learn more about Anabaptist-related groups in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]] click [[Caribbean, Central and South America|here]]. | ||
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==Anabaptist-Related Groups in Belize== | ==Anabaptist-Related Groups in Belize== | ||
| − | In 2006 there were eight Anabaptist-related groups formally associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] as well as several independent or unaffiliated groups:<ref>"2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Caribbean, Central and South America," ''[[Mennonite World Conference]]''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=16 (accessed 22 June 2009).</ref> | + | In 2006 there were eight Anabaptist-related groups formally associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] as well as several independent or unaffiliated groups:<ref>"2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Caribbean, Central and South America," ''[[Mennonite World Conference]]''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=16 (accessed 22 June 2009).</ref> |
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* [[Altkolonier Mennonitengemeinde, Belize]] | * [[Altkolonier Mennonitengemeinde, Belize]] | ||
* [[Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowships, Belize]] | * [[Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowships, Belize]] | ||
* [[Caribbean Light and Truth]] | * [[Caribbean Light and Truth]] | ||
* [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Belize]] | * [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Belize]] | ||
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* [[Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference, Belize]] | * [[Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference, Belize]] | ||
| + | * [[Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church]] | ||
* [[Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Belice]] | * [[Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Belice]] | ||
* [[Kleine Gemeinde zu Blue Creek, Belize]] | * [[Kleine Gemeinde zu Blue Creek, Belize]] | ||
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==Annotated Bibliography== | ==Annotated Bibliography== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B4459.html Belize] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''. | ||
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==Citations== | ==Citations== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Caribbean, Central and South America]] | [[Category:Caribbean, Central and South America]] | ||
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| Belize | |
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 Belize: World Factbook, 2009[1] | |
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Area |
22,966 sq km |
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Population |
307,899 (July 2009) |
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Languages |
Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census) |
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Religions |
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000 census) |
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Ethnicity |
mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)[2] |
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Groups Formally Associated with MWC |
8 (2006) |
Belize is a small Central American country located on the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. The country has an area of 22,966 square kilometers and a population (July 2009) of 307,899. As a former British colony Belize's official language is English, but a large majority of the population speaks Spanish, Creole, or various Mayan dialects.[3] To learn more about Anabaptist-related groups in the Caribbean, Central and South America click here.
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Anabaptist-Related Groups in Belize
In 2006 there were eight Anabaptist-related groups formally associated with Mennonite World Conference as well as several independent or unaffiliated groups:[4]
Electronic Resources
Annotated Bibliography
External Links
Belize on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.
Citations
- ↑ "Belize," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/BH.html (accessed 24 June 2009).
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ "2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Caribbean, Central and South America," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=16 (accessed 22 June 2009).
