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|ethnic_groups_year = 2010〔〔Percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin.〕 |demonym = Belizean |capital = Belmopan |latd=17 |latm=15 |latNS=N |longd=88 |longm=46 |longEW=W |largest_city = Belize City |government_type = Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |leader_title1 = Monarch |leader_name1 = Elizabeth II |leader_title2 = Governor-General |leader_name2 = Colville Young |leader_title3 = Prime Minister |leader_name3 = Dean Barrow |legislature = National Assembly |upper_house = Senate |lower_house = |area_rank = 151st |area_magnitude = 1 E10 |area_km2 = 22966〔 |area_sq_mi = 8867 |percent_water = 0.7 |population_estimate_year = 2014 |population_estimate = 340,844〔 |population_census_year = 2010 |population_census = 324,528〔 |population_density_km2 = 14.1 |population_density_sq_mi = 36.6 |population_density_rank = 213th |GDP_PPP = $3.028 billion〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Belize )〕 |GDP_PPP_rank = |GDP_PPP_year = 2015 |GDP_PPP_per_capita = $8,321〔 |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = |GDP_nominal = $1.759 billion〔 |GDP_nominal_year = 2015 |GDP_nominal_per_capita = $4,834〔 |sovereignty_type = Independence |established_event1 = from the United Kingdom |established_date1 = September 21, 1981 |Gini_year = |Gini_change = |Gini = |Gini_ref = |Gini_rank = |HDI_year = 2013 |HDI_change = steadu |HDI = 0.732 |HDI_ref = |HDI_rank = 84th |currency = Belize dollar |currency_code = BZD |country_code = BZ |time_zone = CST |utc_offset = −6 |drives_on = right |calling_code = 501 |cctld = .bz |footnote_a = |footnote_b = }} Belize () is a country on the eastern coast of Central America. It is the only country in Central America whose official language is English, though Belizean Creole (Kriol) and Spanish are also commonly spoken. Belize is bordered on the north by Mexico, on the south and west by Guatemala, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea. Its mainland is about long and wide. With of land and a population of 340,844, Belize has the lowest population density in Central America. The country's population growth rate of 1.97% per year (2013) is the second highest in the region and one of the highest in the Western Hemisphere.〔 Belize's abundance of terrestrial and marine species and its diversity of ecosystems give it a key place in the globally significant Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ecosystem Mapping.zip )〕 Belize has a diverse society, composed of many cultures and languages that reflect its rich history. Originally part of the British Empire, it shares a common colonial history with other Anglophone Caribbean countries. From 1862 to 1973 the area went by the name of British Honduras. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1981, retaining Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Belize is considered a Central American and Caribbean nation with strong ties to both the Latin American and Caribbean regions. It is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), and the Central American Integration System (SICA), the only country to hold full membership in all three regional organisations. Belize is known for its September Celebrations, its extensive coral reefs, and punta music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Reid between the lines )〕 ==Etymology== The origin of the name Belize is unclear, but the earliest record of the name is found in the journal of the Dominican priest Fray José Delgado, dating to 1677. Delgado recorded the names of three major rivers that he crossed while travelling north along the Caribbean coast: Rio Soyte, Rio Xibum, and Rio Balis. These names, which correspond to the Sittee River, Sibun River and Belize River, were provided to Delgado by his translator.〔 It is likely that Delgado's "Balis" was actually the Mayan word ''belix'' (or ''beliz''), meaning "muddy-watered".〔 Others have suggested that the name is derived from a Spanish pronunciation of the name of the Scottish buccaneer Peter Wallace, which was applied to an early settlement at the mouth of the Belize River, although there is no proof that Wallace actually settled in the area and some have characterised this claim as a myth.〔 Several other possible etymologies have been suggested by writers and historians, including French and African origins.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belize」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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