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Belize

Be·lize [ bə lz ] country in Central America on the Caribbean Sea, bordered to the west by Mexico and Guatemala. It became a British crown colony in 1862 and an independent member of the British Commonwealth in 1981.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Currency: Belizean dollar.
Capital: Belmopan.
Population: 266,440 (2003).
Area: 22,965 sq km (8,867 sq mi.) 
Former name  British Honduras until 1973

Be·li·ze·an noun, adjective
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