Cities Belize
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Country information |
country code: BZ
continent: North America
capital: Belmopan
languages: English
EU membership: no
NATO membership: no
GSM: 1900
GPS: 17 15 N, 88 45 W
electricity: 110/220V/60Hz
currency:
Belize Dollar: BZD
1BZD = 0.508 USD
1BZD = 0.401 EUR
phone code:
+501-8
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Travel advices and warnings Belize
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Culture |
Belizas kultūra veido ietekmes un cilvēki no Kriol, Maya, ciemos, (pazīstama arī kā Garifuna), metis (maisījums spāņu un Native amerikāņiem), menonīti, kuri ir Vācijas izcelsmes, ar maisījums daudzām citām kultūrām no Ķīnas uz Libānas. Tas ir unikāls maisījums, kas atklājās caur valsts ilgtermiņa un dažkārt vardarbīgas vēsture [1].
Pieklājība ir svarīgi, lai lielākā daļa Belizeans. Tas nav neparasti, Belizeans lai sveicināt viens otram uz ielas, pat ja viņi nekad nav redzējuši viens otru pirms, vai paziņām pavadīt minūšu laikā čatā, esot paviršam pret apkārt notiekošo tiem. Vēl viens kultūras aspekts, ir ideja par mistisko dziedināšanas un Obeah. Tomēr vēl joprojām runājam par ļaunuma šamaņa praksi, piemēram, liekot "Obeah" par dažiem mājas. Tas ir zināms, jāveic, aprakt pudelē ar "ļauno" ar koku tuvumā māja. |
Cuisine |
Midday meals vary, from lighter foods such as rice and beans or beans and rice with or without coconut milk, tamales, panades, (fried maize shells with beans or fish) and meat pies, escabeche (onion soup), chirmole (soup), stew chicken and garnaches (fried tortillas with beans, cheese, and sauce) to various constituted dinners featuring some type of rice and beans, meat and salad or coleslaw. In the rural areas meals may be more simplified than in the cities; the Maya use recado, corn or maize for most of their meals, and the Garifuna are fond of seafood, cassava (particularly made into cassava bread or Ereba) and vegetables. The nation abounds with restaurants and fast food establishments selling fairly cheaply. Local fruits are quite common, but raw vegetables from the markets less so. Mealtime is a communion for families and schools and some businesses close at midday for lunch, reopening later in the afternoon. |
Language |
English is the official language of Belize, a former British colony. Although only 4 percent of the population speaks it as their first language, a majority speak English very well.
Kriol is spoken as the first language of 33 percent of Belizeans. It is an English-based Creole language with words and syntax from various African languages (namely Akan, Igbo, and Twi), Miskito, Spanish and other languages. Belizean Kriol shares similar phonology and pronunciation with other Caribbean English Creoles. Many of its words and structures are lexically and phonologically similar to English, its superstrate language. It is considered by some linguists to be a dialect of English, as the two are mutually intelligible. About 75 to 80 percent of the population speak some Kriol and English. |
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