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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>
 
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|Row 1 info  = 22,966 sq km  
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|Row 1 info  = 22,966 sq km
 
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|Row 2 info  = 307,899 (July 2009)
 
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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)
 
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|Row 5 info  = mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)<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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|Row 5 info  = mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)<ref>Ibid.</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>
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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]].
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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:
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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]]
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* [[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]]
 
* [[Kleine Gemeinde zu Spanish Lookout, Belize]]
 
* [[Kleine Gemeinde zu Spanish Lookout, Belize]]
 
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==Electronic Resources==
 
==Electronic Resources==
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==Annotated Bibliography==
 
==Annotated Bibliography==
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B4459.html Belize] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''.
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==Citations==
 
==Citations==
 
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[[Category:Caribbean, Central and South America]]
 
[[Category:Caribbean, Central and South America]]

Latest revision as of 22:00, 16 August 2010

Belize
Belize-map.gif
Belize: World Factbook, 2009[1]

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)[2]

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

  1. "Belize," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/BH.html (accessed 24 June 2009).
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. "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).