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Name: Belize
Location : Caribbean coast of Central America
Time : IST (-) 11 1/2 hrs
Capital : Belmopan
Language : Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)
Area : 22,965 sq km (8867 sq miles).
Population : 321,115 (July 2011 est.)
National Day : 21 Sep (Independence Day)
Currency : Belizean Dollar (BZD) 1 = INR 27.76.
Climate : Subtropical with a brisk prevailing wind from the Caribbean Sea. High annual temperatures and humidity. Dry and hot climate from January to April, with rainy season from June to September.
Holidays : YEAR 2013: 1 Jan New Year's Day. 9 Mar Baron Bliss Day. 11 Mar Commonwealth Day. 29 Mar Good Friday. 30 Mar Holy Saturday. 1 Apr Easter Monday. 1 May Labour Day. 10 Sep St George's Caye Day. 21 Sep Independence Day. 12 Oct Columbus Day. 19 Nov Garifuna Settlement Day. 25 Dec Christmas Day. 26 Dec Boxing Day.
Airline Name : Nil
International Airports : Philip SW Goldson (BZE)