Belize

Belize
Belize: World Factbook, 2009
Area	22,966 sq km
Population	307,899 (July 2009)
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)
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)
Ethnicity	mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)
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.

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:

Altkolonier Mennonitengemeinde, Belize Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowships, Belize Caribbean Light and Truth Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Belize

Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference, Belize Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Belice Kleine Gemeinde zu Blue Creek, Belize Kleine Gemeinde zu Spanish Lookout, Belize

Electronic Resources

• 2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Caribbean, Central and South America