Belize

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Official name: Area: Government: Official languages: Monetary unit: Cities:

DEMOGRAPHY Population: 314,275 (2007 estimate) Population density: 13/km² ECONOMY GDP (PPP): per person: </small>

LIFE & LIBERTY HDI

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Climate 1.3 Natural Resources 2 Demographics 2.1 Peoples 2.1.1 Language 2.2 Provinces 3 Life 4 Economy 5 Government 6 Religion 6.1 Islam 6.2 Buddhism 6.3 Christianity 6.3.1 History 6.3.2 Churches 6.3.3 Church and State Relations 6.3.4 Mission 6.3.5 Broadcasting 6.3.6 Councils and Networks 7 Future Trends 8 For More Reading

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

[edit] Climate

[edit] Natural Resources

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Peoples

Belizean

Belize Creole

Garifuna of Belize

Maya, Mopan

Maya, Yucatan

[edit] Language

• English (official)
• Recognised regional languages: Kriol, Spanish

[edit] Provinces

• The Provinces of Belize

• The Cities of Belize

Belmopan, capital

Belize City, largest city

[edit] Life

[edit] Economy

[edit] Government

• Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy

[edit] Religion

• Belizeans are largely professing Christians, but nominalism and syncretism are common. The Spanish-speaking immigrants with their superstitions and superficiality, the :Maya, Mopan and the Maya, Yucatan with their underlying paganism, and the Garifuna of Belize with their black magic — each need a culturally relevant and sensitive presentation of the gospel. Many settlements still need church-planting ministry, despite the five-fold increase in congregations since 1960.

[edit] Islam

[edit] Buddhism

[edit] Christianity

[edit] History

[edit] Churches

• Evangelicals have steadily grown from 4.6% in 1960 to 14% in 2000. There has been exceptional growth in some denominations. Challenges to be tackled:

Few full-time workers, most must work part-time due to lack of congregational support.

Much evangelism but little evidence of ‘converts’ in the churches, because of poor follow-up

[edit] Church and State Relations

[edit] Mission

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Councils and Networks

[edit] Future Trends

[edit] For More Reading

• Wikipedia
• Joshua Project
• GRN