Difference between revisions of "Belize"
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| − | |caption = Belize: World Factbook, 2009 | + | |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> |
|Row 1 title = Area | |Row 1 title = Area | ||
|Row 1 info = 22,966 sq km | |Row 1 info = 22,966 sq km | ||
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|Row 4 info = 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) | |Row 4 info = 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) | ||
|Row 5 title = Ethnicity | |Row 5 title = Ethnicity | ||
| − | |Row 5 info = mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)<ref> | + | |Row 5 info = mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
|Row 6 title = Groups Formally Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] | |Row 6 title = Groups Formally Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] | ||
|Row 6 info = 8 (2006) | |Row 6 info = 8 (2006) | ||
Revision as of 20:43, 23 July 2009
| 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]
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
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).
