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Belize continues to rely heavily on foreign trade, with the United States as its number-one trading partner. Imports in 2005 totaled $518.83 million, while total exports were only $212.83 million. In 2005, the United States provided 39% of all Belizean imports and accounted for 52.2% of Belize's total exports. Other major trading partners include the United Kingdom, European Union, Canada, Mexico, and Caribbean Common Market (CARICOM) member states.
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Belize, formerly known as the British Honduras, occupies the southeast side of the Yucatan peninsula on the western side of the Caribbean. Belize features everything from tropical rainforests to Mayan ruins to white sands beaches to some of the best diving in this hemisphere. The total population of Belize is close to 250,000. The capital of Belize is Belmopan, which has about 60,000 residents. English is the official language, but most Belizeans are bilingual and ... speak Spanish.
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Belize is 8,867sq. miles in area and is boardered by Mexico to the north, Guatemala to the west and south, and to the east by the Caribbean Sea. Belize is divided into 6 main districts - Corozal, Orange Walk, Belize, Cayo, Stann Creek and Toledo.
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Whether your Belize travel takes you through the Mountain Pine Ridge or tropical rain forests, travelers call Belize a Garden of Eden. The warm azure waters of its Caribbean islands and cool tropical breezes welcome the Belize traveler to the biggest of its lush islands, Ambergris Caye... known to television viewers as Temptation Island and to others, paradise. Excellent settings for a wedding, honeymoon or vacation will be found on Placencia as well as all of Belize's islands. Adventurous visitors may prefer a jungle retreat in the Belizean rainforest.
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The Mayan civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about AD 1200. Several major archeological sites--notably Caracol, Lamanai, Lubaantun, Altun Ha, and Xunantunich--reflect the advanced civilization and much denser population of that period. European contact began in 1502 when Christopher Columbus sailed along the coast. The first recorded European settlement was established by shipwrecked English seamen in 1638. Over the next 150 years, more English settlements were established. This period ... was marked by piracy, indiscriminate logging, and sporadic attacks by Indians and neighboring Spanish settlements.
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The Stann Creek District is located in the south east region of Belize. Here exists the heart of the Garifuna culture in Belize. The capital which is Dangriga, formerly known as “Stann Creek Town” is located on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. The Stann Creek District is ... the home to the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. Within this preserve is the Victoria Peak, the highest point in Belize.
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