The People of Belize

Type of Government: parliamentary democracy

Languages Spoken: English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole

Independence: 21 September 1981 (from UK)

National Holiday: Independence Day, 21 September (1981)

Nationality: Belizean(s)

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)