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__Belize's Time__

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[|Salsa] (Courtesy Erik) [|Salsa 2] [|Salsa 3] [|Belize National Anthem] O, Land of the free by the Carib Sea, Our manhood we pledge to thy liberty No tyrants here linger, despot must flee This tranquil haven of democracy The blood of our sires which hollows the sod, Brought freedom from slavery oppression's rod By the might of truth and the grace of God. No longer shall we be hewers of wood.
 * __[|National Anthem]__**

Chorus:

Arise! Ye sons of the Baymen's clan, Put on your armours, clear the land! Drive back the tyrants let despots flee- Land of the free by the Carib Sea!

Nature has blessed thee with wealth untold, O'er mountains and valleys where prairies roll; Our fathers, the Baymen, valiant and bold Drove back the invaders; this heritage hold From proud Rio Hondo to old Sarstoon, Through coral isle,over blue lagoon; Keep watch with the angels, the stars and moon; For freedom comes to-morrow's noon. Chorus:

__Climate:__ Belize has a subtropical to tropical environment with a monthly minimum ranging from [|70º F in winter to 79º F] in summer. Monthly maximum ranges from [|82º in winter to 88º F in summer].

__Central America Weather Map__

__[|Life Expentency:]__ 66 years __[|Climate:]__ tropical, very hot and humid; rainy seasons(May to November) dry seasons(Fedruary to May) [|Location:]Central Americe, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico __[|Age Structure:]__ 0-14 years 39.5%, 15-64 years 57%, 65 years and older 3.5% __[|Population:]__ 287,730 as of July 2006 __[|Languages:]__ English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Carid, Creole __[|Capital city:]__ Belmopan __[|Natural Resorces:]__ arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower __Five Major Cities:__ Big Creek, Punta Gorda, Belize City, Orange Walk, and Corozal __Basic art of Belize:__ Belize creates art that represent animals and sometimes a face. If the create an animal it is normally a snake.

__[|Currency in Belize:]__ 2 Balize Dollars= 1 American Dollar Belize dollars have been tied to the U.S dollar at an official rate of two Belize dollars equals one American dollar. However, increased borrowing by government has led to growing pressure on this official exchange peg. In Belize a lively parallel market usually gives BZ$1.97 for a U.S dollar. U.S dollars are gladly accepted all throughout Belize.

__The Urdan/Rural Population Strip__

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This is a cultral dance that people of Belize will do once a year. This dance celebrates the begining of the harvesting season. People of Belize really enjoy this dance as they dance around and around the harvesting feilds for a will some carrying marakas made of vegetables that have been dried and put on a stick as seen by the man in the picture at the front of the line.



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[|MAP OF BELIZE] The star in the circle is the capital city of Belize, Belmopan. Belmopan, as seen on the map, is in the very center of Belize making it one of the biggest cities in Belize. Belize City, Punta Gorda, Big Creek, Corozal, and Orange Walk are the other major cities of Belize. Corozal, Big Creek, Punta Gorda, and Belize City are the only major cities that are close to or on the coast line of Belize. As you can see by the map all of Eastern Belize is a coastline. South Eastern Belize is the coastline of the Gulf of Honduras. North Eastern Belize is the coastline of the Caribbean Sea.

As seen on the map, off the coast of Belize lay small islands. In the South eastern area of the map you will see an arrow pointing to a small island. The small island is called Ranguana Cay. [|Ranguana Cay] is a small island about 1 acer, 20 miles off the shore. Once again, not one of the wealthiest cities.

Here is one of the homes that would be seen and is most commonly seen in the major city Corozal. This house, as you can see is only made of dried grass, sticks and twigs, mud, and horse hair. Judging by the houses, you can take a pretty educated guess, that the people in Corozal do not have much money. Most of the huts are hand made and do not have any electricity. Rarley, do they have running water or a flushing toilet.



Here are houses of Belize City. In seeing the differences in the two houses, one being a mud hut and the other being stone, you can take a pretty educated guess that Belize City is much more wealthy than Corozal. Most if not all the homes in Belize City probibly have running water and posibly have electricity.

Here is a picture of some of the homes in Big Creek. Big Creek looks alot like Belize City. Big Creek is the site where all the major import occures. Due to having most of the import happen in Big Creek, Big Creek is one of the wealthiest cities in Belize besides Belmopan. Most of the homes in Big Creek have running water and electricity.

Here is a picture of the houses in Punta Gorda. Punta Gorda is like your avrage everyday Mexico. Its dusty, but still has houses of stone and has cars. Their homes have electricity and running water. They are not as wealthy as Belize City but not as poor as Corozal. Punta Gorda is in between Belize City and Corozal on the wealth scale.

Here is a picture of the houses in Orange Walk. Orange Walk is a very wealthy city as seen in the picture. Orange Walk is probebly the third wealthiest city in all of Belize. Orange Walk has houses like ours and has cars like we do. Orange Walk also has electricity and running water as do Big Creek, Belize City, and Punta Gorda.

Here is a picture of the houses and shops of Belmopan. As you can see, Belmopan is a wealthy city. Belmopan, and Orange Walk are the only two major cities not by the coast. But never the less Belmopan is a very beautiful town. Belmopan has cars, running water, and electricity as do all the other major cities besides Corozal.

__Belize Forces__

This is Belize's defence force. Belize's defence force is very large and very powerful. Belize troopers are very strict and do not fool around offten. The forces of Belize are well trained and are determened people, and they will give up easily at war or at home.



Here is a picture of one of Belize's helicopters. As you can see the helicopter is about the regular size of a helicopter here. This helicopter along with many others like this one would be used in war as a line of defence. But they would also use helicopters to drop small troops into battle and sometimes drop them behind a battle ground or enemy head quarters for a suprise attack.

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Here is one of Belize's fighter crafts. This small yet powerfull plane was sometimes used in wars as bomders. Now if war is at hand, the planes are used to take out small squads and at times to take down other planes.

__Belize's Physical Landscape__



Here ia a picture of the mountainous sections of Belize. This part of Belize is very lush and is home to much wildlife. You can take an educated guess that this part of Belize gets much rain.



Here is a picture of the tropical rain forest in Belize. This is one of the thinkest forests in Belize. Like the mountainous areas, the rain forest gets a lot of rain. Hence the name "rain forest".



Here is a picture of the mountainous areas of Belize. This part of Belize is very clear and is not very poluted.

Here is one of Belize airports. This is one of the 5 airports in Belize that has a paved runway.

__Other Facts & Statistics__ Only 5 [|airports] have paved runways and 38 airports have un-paved runways a total of 43 runways in Belize There are 33,300 home phones, 93,100 mobile phones(cell phones), 133,000 radios, 41,000 televisions, and 35,000 internet users in the country of [|Belize.] [|Belize City] is the only port in all of Belize.

__[|Belize National Animals and Plants]__

__The Tapir__

Here is Belize's [|national animal]. This is a Tapir, or mountain cow, and it is the largest land mammal of the American tropics. The Tapir was made with short stuby legs, and is about the size of a donkey. The Tapir can weigh up to 600 pounds. Though it's name may mean mountain cow, it is not really a cow at all. It is closely related to the horse and is also kin to the rhinosceros.

__The Keel Billed Toucan__ Here is a picture of Belize's national bird. The Keel Billed Toucan is known for it's canoe-shaped bill, and brightly colored green, blue, red, and orange feathers. The Keel Billed Toucan is about 20 inches in overall lengh. The Keel Billed Toucan will lay two to four eggs which are incubated by both parents. The nesting stage lasts from six to seven weeks.

__The Mahogany Tree__

Here is a picture of Belize's [|national tree]. The Mahogany Tree is one of the magnificent gants of the forest. Rising straight and tall over 100 feet from great buttresses at the roots, it emerges above the canopy of the surrounding trees with a crown oflarge shining green leaves. This tree matures over 60 to 80 years. The tree puts out a great flush of small whitesh flowers that are the blossom for dark fruits that are pear shaped capsules that are 6 inches long.

__The Black Orchid__

Here is a picture of Belize's [|national flower]. The Black Orchid can be found on trees in damp areas almost all year around. Its stems vary in size up to 6 inches. The Black Orchid flower has greenish-yellow petals and sepals with purple bloches near the base. The "lip" (one of the flowers petals of special construction, which is one of the flowers showiest) is shaped like a valve of a calm shell ( hence the name Encyclia Cochleatum) and is deep purple-brown, almost balck, with conspicuous radisting purple veins.

[|**Timeline**]
 * **__1862-__** Britan takes power ||
 * **__1981-__** "British Honduras" gains it's independance and becomes Belize ||
 * **__2002-__** Border talks take place with Guatemala. Guatemala declines in 2003. ||
 * **__2005-__** Anti-government protest become riots in the capital. ||
 * **__2006-__** Belize comercializes it's oil reserves. ||

__Major Exports__ Sugar, bannanas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molassas and hardwoods(like mhogany).

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