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Largest Cities

City	Population	Estimated
Orange Walk Town	138,000	2001
Belize City	50,200	2001
San Ignacio	13,000	2001

People

Belize was once the most sparsely populated nation in Central America; it is larger than El Salvador and compares in size to the state of Massachusetts...

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History

Historically, the Mayan civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about AD 1200...

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Economy

In the 1990s, the economy in Belize historically dependant on sugar, citrus and banana exports began to diversify into the tourism and shrimp farming industries...

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Agriculture

The agriculture sector in Belize contributes 22 percent of the GDP and employs an estimated 24.7 percent of labor, as stated in the GDP/Employment by Sector of Origin table...

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Energy

Belize is a net energy importer...

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Metals

Extraction of construction materials constitutes the principal mining activity in Belize, amounting altogether to less than 1% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Mining activities were regulated by the Mines and Minerals Act of 1988 which did not include petroleum...

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Environment

General Overview Belize has managed to preserve its natural environment more effectively than any of its neighbors in Latin America and the Caribbean...

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