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Belize: Belize City
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Besides the capital and Belize City, other important urban areas are Orange Walk, Corozal, and Dangringa. About evenly divided between urban and rural, the people are mainly of mestizo, creole, or Mayan descent. English is the official language; Spanish and Mayan are ... spoken. About half the population is Roman Catholic; there is a large Protestant minority.
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Belize is the most sparsely populated nation in Central America. It is larger than El Salvador and compares in size to the State of Massachusetts. Slightly more than half of the population lives in rural areas. About one-fourth live in Belize City, the principal port, commercial center, and former capital.
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Belize has more than 450 hotels, resorts, inns, lodges and guesthouses, with about 5,000 total rooms. Most of these hotels are small, owner-operated places; about 70% have 10 or fewer rooms. Only two hotels have more than 100 rooms: the 180-room Princess Hotel and Casino and the 102-room Radisson Fort George. Both are in Belize City.
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While most visits to Belize are trouble-free, violent crime can be a problem. It is confined mainly to Belize City, but serious crimes, some targeting tourists... occur in the Mountain Pine Ridge area and the ruins near the Guatemalan border. Use common sense to avoid dangerous situations: only travel at night when necessary, use reputable tour operators and respect any local advice regarding safety. Only hire taxis with official green license plates and no-one else except the driver on board.
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Belize City, Belize, February 10, 1999 – BHI Corporation (NASDAQ: BHIKF), a leader in outsourced facilities services in North America, announced today it will change its NASDAQ ticker symbol from “BHIKF” to “BHIK”. The change will take place before the market opens on Thursday, February 11, 1999.
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As a former British colony (not Spanish or Portuguese, like most of its neighbors), the official language of Belize is English. Spanish, Maya, Garifuna (Carib), and Belizean Creole are ... widely spoken in various parts of the country. Especially in Belize City, locals speak Belizean Creole among themselves, but English to tourists.
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