Belize is situated on the Caribbean Sea, south of Mexico and east and north of Guatemala in Central America. In area, it is about the size of New Hampshire. Most of the country is heavily forested with various hardwoods. Mangrove swamps and cays along the coast give way to hills and mountains in the interior. The highest point is Victoria Peak, 3,681 ft (1,122 m).
FAST FACTS
Sovereign - Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Capital - Belmopan (pop. 8,700, ext. 2003)
Largest city - Belize City (pop. 52,600
Area - 8,867 sq mi (22,966 sq km)
Population - 279,457 (pop. 2005)
Monetary unit - Belize dollar
Languages - English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
Natural resources: arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower.
Exports: sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood.
Imports: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco.
Bishop of Belize - Canon Phillip Wright
SAMS Canada Mission Partners
If you feel called to assist in sharing the good news of the Gospel with the people of Belize, please contact SAMS Canada. We are waiting to hear from you.
to find and send those whom God is calling
to the mission field, and widen and deepen
the missionary vision of Canadian Anglicans.
