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Article: BELIZE IT OR NOT: LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY

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DRAWING Map of Belize. (Knight-Ridder Graphics Network)

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Estimated population: 170,000. Much of the population is Creole, descended from former slaves. East Indians, Chinese, Salvadorans and Europeans also live there. Mayan, Carib and other Indians live in the interior. The English-speaking nation has traditionally been more aligned with the Caribbean Basin nations than its Spanish-speaking Central American neighbors. But Belize is becoming more Hispanic, with thousands of refugees fleeing El Salvador and Nicaragua. Size: Comparable to Massachusetts ...

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