Flag Tabletop Flag Burton Belize
Belize National Flag
The national
flag of Belize which was officially adopted after it gained independence from
Britain on the 21st of September 1981. This flag features a blue
background with two horizontal red bands, one on the top and one running along
the bottom of the flag. The dark blue represents the People’s United Party,
which pioneered the nation’s independence. The red is representative of the
United Democratic Party, which is the opposition party. In the center of
Belize’s flag is the Coat of Arms encircled by a white circle. Around the
perimeter of this white disk are 50 olive leaves which are symbolistic of the
year 1950 when British Honduras, now known as Belize, began its fight for
independence from the British Empire. Surrounding the central shield are two
men, a mahogany tree and the nation’s motto ‘Sub Umbra Floreo’, which
translates to ‘I Flourish in the Shade’. The mahogany tree, which is the
country’s national tree, and the two men carrying an axe and an oar symbolise
the nation’s logging industry, which is the country's primary source of an
economy. The shield, which is split into 3 parts, is also representative of
Belize’s logging industry, with a hammer and oar in the left third, a saw and
axe in the right third and in the bottom third a ship.
Belize is a
country approximately 22,966km2 in area, located in north-eastern
Central America. The Caribbean Sea runs along the eastern coastline of Belize
and to the north it shares a border with Mexico. The nation of Guatemala
surrounds Belize to the south and west. Furthermore, the nation of Belize is
also composed of around 450 small islands, which are called cayes, that are
located in the Caribbean Sea. The capital city of the nation Belmopan, which
became the capital in 1970, not long after a hurricane destroyed much of the
former capital, Belize City. There are around 423,000 people that live in
Belize with English being the most spoken language amongst the population.
English is also the official language of Belize, making it the only nation in
Central America where Spanish is not the official language. However, Spanish
and Belizean Creole are also spoken by a large percentage of the population.
Maya languages are also spoken by a small percentage of Belizeans. The Belize
Barrier Reef which is located off of the coast of Belize is the second largest
reef system in the world, smaller than only Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Flag Tabletop Flag Burton Belize
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