Caribbean Countries
Name: Belize; formerly known as British Honduras.
Location: Belize is bordered on the North by Mexico, on the South and West by Guatemala and on the East by the Caribbean Sea.
Currency:
Population: Since the last census established in July 2008 a total of 301,270 was recorded.
Flag:
The coat of arms shows:
1. A mahogany tree: the first European settlers in Belize became mahogany traders and the mahogany trade was once the economical backbone of the colony.
2. Two woodcutters, the one on the left holding an axe and the one on the right holding a paddle (rivers were the mode of transportation for getting cut logwood back to the settlement; the logwood cutters found themselves paddling further up stream to find fresh logwood areas).
3. A shield showing the tools of the mahogany trade including a paddle, squaring axe, beating axe, saw and ship (Most of the Mahogany was shipped to Great Britain where it was in much demand for creating fine furniture).
4. A flowing scroll bearing the Latin motto "sub umbra floreo", meaning "under the shade I flourish", or/and implying "under the shade of the mahogany tree we flourish".
Economy: The Economy of Belize is big-up by tourism which is the number one foreign exchange earner followed by exports of marine products, citrus, cane sugar, bananas, and papaya.
Crude oil is playing a big part as oil has been found in our lands and this has been exported since 2006.
Agriculture plays a major role in the economy of Belize as it produces its own corn, soybeans, rice, beans, fruits, tomatoes and a big diversity of vegetable products for its own subsistence. It also produces dairy foods, beef and poultry and to top it all it does it own wood products.
Type of government: The head of government is the prime minister. There is a bi-cameral National Assembly with a 12-seat appointed Senate and a 29-seat elected House of Representatives; all of the members
Location: Belize is bordered on the North by Mexico, on the South and West by Guatemala and on the East by the Caribbean Sea.
Currency:
Population: Since the last census established in July 2008 a total of 301,270 was recorded.
Flag:
The coat of arms shows:
1. A mahogany tree: the first European settlers in Belize became mahogany traders and the mahogany trade was once the economical backbone of the colony.
2. Two woodcutters, the one on the left holding an axe and the one on the right holding a paddle (rivers were the mode of transportation for getting cut logwood back to the settlement; the logwood cutters found themselves paddling further up stream to find fresh logwood areas).
3. A shield showing the tools of the mahogany trade including a paddle, squaring axe, beating axe, saw and ship (Most of the Mahogany was shipped to Great Britain where it was in much demand for creating fine furniture).
4. A flowing scroll bearing the Latin motto "sub umbra floreo", meaning "under the shade I flourish", or/and implying "under the shade of the mahogany tree we flourish".
Economy: The Economy of Belize is big-up by tourism which is the number one foreign exchange earner followed by exports of marine products, citrus, cane sugar, bananas, and papaya.
Crude oil is playing a big part as oil has been found in our lands and this has been exported since 2006.
Agriculture plays a major role in the economy of Belize as it produces its own corn, soybeans, rice, beans, fruits, tomatoes and a big diversity of vegetable products for its own subsistence. It also produces dairy foods, beef and poultry and to top it all it does it own wood products.
Type of government: The head of government is the prime minister. There is a bi-cameral National Assembly with a 12-seat appointed Senate and a 29-seat elected House of Representatives; all of the members