Overview - Belize 
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Capital: | Belmopan |
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Area: | 22,966 km² |
Population: | 287,730 (2006 estimate) |
Language(s): | English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole. |
Religion(s): | 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 Witness - 1.5%), others - 14%, none - 9.4%. |
Ethnic Group(s): | Mestizo - 48.7%, Creole - 24.9%, Maya - 10.6%, Garifuna - 6.1%, others - 9.7%. |
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