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Belize is governed by Queen Elizabeth II, this does not affect their government system, since they have a system of parliamentary democracy.
Belize is a Central American country located northeast of Guatemala and southeast of Mexico.
How did English get to Belize?
English continues to be the official language and is spoken by 62.9% of the population. Public school systems, government administrative offices, and the media are conducted in English. Because English is also the dominant language in international business, the country made no move to establish a new independent official language.
Spanish is the second most common language with 56.6% of the population speaking it. However, only about 30% of the population speaks Spanish as their mother tongue.
Belize is a Central American country that shares borders with Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It covers 8,800 square miles of land and has a 240-mile coastline. Its population size is 368,310.
Belize | Language Day 2021
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