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It was declared a British colony and given the name British Honduras in 1871, gaining independence as Belize in 1981.

Under the special agreement, also known as the compromise that was signed in December 2008 by Belize and Guatemala it was agreed that if the people of both nations approved, by way of a simultaneous referendum on the same day, that the dispute would proceed to the ICJ.

The US was worried about the poverty and political instability of Nicaragua, as well as the rival strategic and economic interests of the British government, which controlled both British Honduras ( later Belize ) and the Mosquito Coast.

The centre of their activity and the primary point of export was Belize.

The exception was the Western Caribbean Zone, which included the Caribbean coast and encompassed both semi-independent indigenous polities, runaway slave communities, and settlers, especially English settlers who would eventually form British Honduras ( the modern-day nation of Belize ), a sparsely populated area that was leased by the Guatemalans to Great Britain in eschange to construct a highway that they never finished, and stole and kept that land afterwards.

The colony was known as ' British Honduras ' until 1973, whereupon its name changed to ' Belize '.

Although Guatemalan claims to Belize delayed independence, full independence was granted in 1981.

Belmopan was constructed just to the east of the Belize River, inland from the former capital, the port of Belize City, after that city's near destruction by Hurricane Hattie in 1961.

Since Belize was a British colony ( known as British Honduras ) in 1964, Premier George Cadle Price led a delegation to London to seek funds to finance the new capital.

The initial estimated cost for building this new city was 40 million Belize dollars ( US $ 20 million ).

Only 20 million Belize dollars ( US $ 10 million ) were available, but the momentum was not to be lost.

In 1967, work began ; the first phase of the new city was completed in 1970 at a cost of 24 million Belize dollars ( US $ 12 million ).

The Mayans made the first diatonic marimba, which was also popularin Belize.

Punta was popular across the region, especially in Belize, by the mid-1980s, culminating in the release of Punta Rockers in 1987, a compilation featuring many of the genre's biggest stars.

* There was no change in the runs in the Western Zone ’ s rural area at this time. The early run starts at three in the morning leaving Benque Viejo Town going toward Belize, and the last run leaving Belize City terminal heading towards Benque Viejo town leaves at nine pm.

The FERISTSA Railway was proposed to connect Mexico with Panama ; if built, it might bypass Belize unless a branch were built.

The military of Belize dates back to 1817, when the Prince Regent Royal Honduras Militia, a volunteer organization, was founded ; this militia became the Belize Volunteer Guard of the British Territorial Army.

The claims to a part of Belize and the Bay Islands were very old in origin, but were heavily clouded by interruptions of possession, contested interpretations of Spanish-British treaties, and active controversy with the Central American States.

* Conical Range, a small mountain range in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, between Seymour Inlet and Belize Inlet

* 1798 – The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.

Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Belize were established in 1981.

International crime issues dominate the agenda of bilateral relations between the United States and Belize.

Belize and the United States brought into force a stolen vehicle treaty, an extradition treaty, and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between 2001 and 2003.

In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, sixth form ( sometimes referred to as Key Stage 5 ) represents the final two years of secondary education, where students ( typically between sixteen and eighteen years of age ) prepare for their A-level ( or equivalent ) examinations.

The Treaty of Versailles ( 1783 ) between Britain and Spain, gave the British rights to cut logwood between the Hondo and Belize rivers.

The stalemate in the protracted negotiations between the UK and Guatemala over the future status of Belize led Belizeans to seek the international community's assistance in resolving issues associated with independence.

Between 1848 and 1856 more than 10, 000 refugees crossed the Rio Hondo, the river that now serves as a boundary between Belize and Mexico.

This is the second largest district in terms of total area in comparison to other districts in Belize, and lies between the Belize and Corozal districts to the east, Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the west.

George Price held the office of First Minister of Belize between 1961 and 1964, when the title was changed to Premier.

The word brukdown may come from broken down calypso, referring to the similarities between brukdown and Trinidadian calypso music ; the presence of large numbers of Jamaicans in Belize also led to an influence from mento music.

The United Kingdom recognized the Chan Santa Cruz Maya as a " de facto " independent nation, in part because of the major trade between Chan Santa Cruz and British Honduras, now the present day Belize.

In 1893 the United Kingdom was enjoying good relations with Mexico's Porfirio Díaz administration, and British investment in Mexico had become of much greater economic importance than the trade between the Cruzob and Belize.

Altingioideae is now restricted to eastern Asia and western Asia and North America between central Mexico and Belize.

Guatemala formally recognized Belize in 1992, but as of this time the remaining border disputes between the two nations had not been resolved.

As Gilbert approached the Yucatán Peninsula on September 14, the hurricane warning in the region was extended to cover the entire coast between Chetumal and Champotón, while a hurricane watch was posted for the northern district of Belize.

* Rio Hondo ( Belize ), a river which forms much of the border between Belize and Mexico

SAHSA began operations between Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize and New Orleans.

Another recognized feature of the academic program at the college is its Winter Session, a three-week term between the fall and spring semesters that offers innovative and experimental courses, including travel courses to locations ranging from Belize to New Zealand.

Belize ( formerly British Honduras ) is a country located on the north eastern coast of Central America and it is the only country in the area where English is the official language, although Creole and Spanish are more commonly spoken.

* Buccaneer Peter Wallace called " Ballis " by the Spanish, settles near and perhaps gives his name to the Belize River.

After many centuries of Maya habitation Spanish ( and then British ) colonists arrived in the area, the latter keeping Belize as its only colony in Spanish-dominated Central America.

The Mopans originated in Belize, but most were driven out to Guatemala after the British assumed control from the Spanish in the late 18th century.

By the end of the 19th century, the ethnic pattern that remained largely intact throughout the 20th century was in place: Protestants largely of African descent, who spoke either English or Creole and lived in Belize Town ; the Roman Catholic Maya and Mestizos who spoke Spanish and lived chiefly in the north and west ; and the Roman Catholic Garifuna who spoke English, Spanish, or Garifuna and settled on the southern coast.

Corozal, the northmost town in Belize, was founded in 1848 by refugees from the Maya Indian uprising against the Spanish in neighboring Yucatán.

Lubaantun ( also Lubaantún or Lubaantán in Spanish orthography ) is a pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in southern Belize, Central America.

Valley of Peace ( Valle de Paz in original Spanish ) is a village in the Cayo District of Belize.

Spanish Lookout is a town in the Cayo District of Belize, Central America.

Spanish Lookout is a community of Mennonites in Belize.

In 1958 Kleine Gemeinde Mennonites from Mexico moved to Belize, creating the Spanish Lookout settlement.

The producer of Belize ’ s most popular chicken brand, Quality Chicken, is located at Spanish Lookout.

As of 2006, Spanish Lookout has the only commercial oilfield within Belize.

From 3 September through 10 September 1798, British settlers fought and defeated a small Spanish fleet sent to drive them from the area ; this battle is marked as a national holiday in Belize each September 10 as the Battle of St. George's Caye.

In the late 18th century, Omoa had a diverse population of Spanish, Indians ( mostly from central Honduras ), enslaved Africans ( the four contracts of royal slaves deployed to build and maintain the fort ), mulattos, and free blacks ( escaped English slaves, mostly from Belize ).

Belize is considered part of the southern Maya lowlands of the Mesoamerican culture area, and the sites found there were occupied from the Preclassic ( 2000 BCE – 200 CE ) until and after the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.

Historically the most important site, Caracol (' the snail ' in Spanish ), is located in western Belize, near the border with Guatemala and within the Belizean part of the Peten rainforest.

September 10 is a national holiday in Belize, celebrating the defeat of the Spanish in the Battle of St. George's Caye much like Americans celebrate the Fourth of July.

Examples of dollars that are directly related to the original Spanish dollar unit are the US dollar, the Canadian dollar, the Newfoundland dollar, the East Caribbean dollar, the Belize dollar, the Guyanese dollar, the Bermuda dollar, the Bahamian dollar, the Trinidad and Tobago dollar, the Barbados dollar, the Hong Kong dollar, the Straits dollar, the Malayan dollar, the Singapore dollar, and the Brunei dollar.

Spanish has been spoken widely in Belize since the 1840s when Mestizo refugees came to Belize.