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Belize

Belizean Language Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK
English status Used in education, government, and business. National language. Bible 1535-1989. 1989
Languages Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% 2000
Linguistic diversity index 0.693 2009 50th out of 200
Major language(s) English (official), Spanish, Belizean Creole, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib) 2013
Spanish speakers 80,477 1991 1st out of 1
Spanish speakers per 1000 420.54 1991 1st out of 1
Spanish status Radio programs, TV. Bible 1553-1979. 1979

SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Ethnologue. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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