Belize By TwistedRoseStudios 300 Mayans began settling in Belize Global Warrior Jan 1, 1700 1700's - Pirates married native women or female captives and their offspring called themselves "Baymen" Global Warrior Sep 3, 1798 Battle of St George's Caye - Baymen, Slaves and British warships defeated the Spanish Armada Global Warriors Jan 1, 1862 Became the Crown Colony of British Honduras Global Warriors Jan 1, 1964 The British granted Belize internal self-rule Global Warrior Oct 31, 1965 Hurricane Hattie destroys much of Belize City & the capital was moved to Belmopan Gobal Warrior Jan 1, 1973 Offically changed its name to Belize Global Warrior Sep 21, 1981 Gained their independence from the UK Global Warrior Jan 1, 1990 Becomes an ecotourism destination Global Warrior Apr 13, 1994 British Army withdraws from Belize, they form their own 500 man army Global Warriors Jul 13, 2006 Petroluem was discovered Global Warrior Apr 10, 2010 Languages Spoken: Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (offical), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.6% Apr 13, 2010 Demographics: population 321,115, growth rate 2.056%, GDP $1.42 billion, Apr 1, 2011 People: just over 1/2 live in rural areas, 1/5 live in Belize city, 1/3 of population is under age of 14 Jan 1, 2012 Geography - Land mass 22,806 sq km, water 160 sq km, coastline 386 km, lowest elevation Caribbean Sea 0m, highest elevation Doyle's Deligh 1,160 m Feb 1, 2012 Terrian is flat, swampy coastal plains with low mountains in the south Mar 3, 2012 Ethnic Groups: Mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Mayo 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, Other 9.7% Mar 13, 2012 Natural resources are arable land, timber, fish, hydropower Apr 2, 2012 Current environmental issues: deforestation, water pollution, solid & sewage waste Apr 4, 2012 Economy: Tourism is number one followed by marine products, citrus, can sugar, bananas and garments Apr 13, 2012 Guatamela continues territortial claims to Belize Global Warrior Apr 13, 2012 Climate - Tropical monoonal with a brief dry season & pronounced wet season Apr 13, 2012 Belize borders Guatemala and Mexico Apr 13, 2012 Natural hazards include; frequent hurricanes, and coastal flooding Apr 13, 2012 Government: Paliamentary deomcracy with a Commonwealth realm. Apr 13, 2012 Current Issues: Large foreign debt, high levels of poverty, growing urban crime, smuggling & human trafficking Mar 2, 2022 Inhabitants suddenly migrated to the Yucatan Global Warrior
