1 posted on
04/09/2006 11:27:26 PM PDT by
Lorianne
To: Lorianne
2 posted on
04/09/2006 11:42:04 PM PDT by
dr_who_2
To: Lorianne
Ethnic groups:
mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)
Languages:
English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
9 posted on
04/10/2006 1:48:08 AM PDT by
dennisw
(If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles-Sun Tzu)
To: Lorianne
10 posted on
04/10/2006 2:05:01 AM PDT by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: Lorianne
There will still be a bunch of people at the poverty level no matter how much oil comes out of the ground. Belize would be better off without the oil.
13 posted on
04/10/2006 5:40:54 AM PDT by
American Vet Repairman
(Liberalism has killed more Americans than the Taliban)
To: Lorianne
Well, I was hoping Belize would kind of remain under the radar.
I long ago chose Belize as my destination if the Hildebeast is ever elected president, and I want a long stretch of beach to myself. :)
14 posted on
04/10/2006 5:49:22 AM PDT by
Skooz
(Chastity prays for me, piety sings............Modesty hides my thighs in her wings......)
To: Lorianne
I visited Belize last year.
Beautiful place. Interesting mix of languages and cultures.
There was also a lot of poverty, and it seemed like the government controlled a lot of the critical parts of the economy, and I'm not sure there were a lot of protections for individual freedoms.
I do hope this discovery helps relieve some of that poverty, but that doesn't seem to have happened in other countries in the area when they have discovered oil.
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