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Let's learn a little about the country of Belize!
This country is in Central America, and borders Mexico, the Caribbean Se, and Guatemala.
It is about 23,000 square miles, and about 419,000 people live there.
The people in this country mostly speak English, Creole or Spanish.
Belize is the only country in Central America that has English as one of it's official languages.
(from: wikipedia - belize)
The flag of Belize has sideways stripes of red, blue and red for the two different groups of people there that run the country.
In the middle is the Belize coat of arms, which shows the history of logging by the British in the country long ago.
(from: wikipedia - flag of belize)
To eat in this country you might have a fry jack, which is fried dough kind of like a donut.
(from: wikipedia - fry jack)
Visiting this country you might go see El Castillo, which means "the castle", a 130 foot tall castle built by the Mayans long ago.
(from: wikipedia - xunantunich)
Near the coast of Belize is a giant sinkhole called The Great Blue Hole.
It is about 400 feet deep, and 1,000 feet wide, and is a famous place for scuba diving.
The famous diver Jacque Cousteau said it was one of the top 5 best scuba diving places in the world.
(from: wikipedia - great blue hole)
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