BelizeBy: Noah Bjork & Abbie Bokinskie

AnimalsToucan Jaguar

Toucans sleep in holes in trees. If they don’t fit they turn themselves into a feathery ball to make themselves smaller.

Jaguar means killer that takes its prey in a single bound.

AnimalsPuma

A puma can leap up to 20 feet.

PhotosThis is a photo of Belize’s famous Atolls.

This is the Belize national flag. The red, white and blue of the Belize Flag symbolizes the unity of the Belize nation.

This is Belize's house of government. Like the white house.

Author from Belize Zee Edgell- Beka Lamb is one of her famous

novels.Felicia Hernandez- I Don't Know You, But I

Love You: Write Me a Letter? was her first novel published.

Kalilah Enríquez- Unfettered is one of her poems.

GovernmentBelize is part of Parliament Democracy.Parliamentary Democracy is a system of

representative government in which the dominant party in the legislature determines the Prime Minister.

A Prime Minister runs the country.

CitiesBelize City-61,461

peopleSan Ignacio-16,812

peopleOrange Walk-15,298

people

CultureBelize is a multi-ethnic country and is

occupied by a number of ethnic groups such as Mayans, Mennonites, Kriols, Garifuna and Mestizos. The other groups are Spanish, English, Lebanese, East Indian and Chinese.

The most popular sports are soccer and basketball.

Belizean marriages are commonly celebrated with church weddings.

Tourist AttractionsBelize Barrier Reef

Belize Zoo

Barton Creek Caves

HistoryThe Maya civilization came to Belize between

1500 BC and 200 ADBelize was called “Colony of British

Honduras“ in 1840First English settlement was set up in 1638

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