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Belize |
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All Pines |
Ambergris Cay |
Agua Blanca |
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BELIZE CITY |
BELMOPAN |
Casemero Palma |
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Central Bank |
Corozalito |
Locust Bank |
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Maskall |
Monkey River Town |
New Town |
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Orange Walk |
Punta Gorda |
Rancho |
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San Filipe |
San Lorenzo |
Seine Bight Village |
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Turneffe Islands |
Water Bank |
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Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize (formerly British Honduras) until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992. The small, essentially private enterprise economy is based primarily on agriculture, agro-based industry, and merchandising, with tourism and construction assuming greater importance. Sugar, the chief crop, accounts for nearly half of exports, while the banana industry is the country's largest employer however tourism has become the mainstay of the economy.
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