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	Coat of arms of Belize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coat of Arms of Belize was adopted upon independence, and is only slightly different from the coat of arms used when Belize was a British colony.
		The circular border of the coat is formed by twenty five leaves.
		The coat of arms features predominantly on the national flag.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coat_of_Arms_of_Belize (198 words)

	Flag of Belize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The national flag of Belize was adopted on September 21, 1981 upon independence from the United Kingdom.
		The flag is a continued version of the earlier flag of British Honduras (the name of Belize during the British colonial period).
		At the center of the flag is the Belizean coat of arms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Belize (128 words)

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		Coat of Arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
		Coat of Arms of the Republic of the Congo
		Coats of arms of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics
	www.uncover.us /en/wikipedia/c/co (106 words)

	Belize at Caribbean Topfunwebsites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Belize is a member of CARICOM and its citizens tend to consider themselves a Caribbean, and not Central American, nation.
		Belize is located in between the Hondo River and Sarstoon Rivers, with the Belize River flowing down in the centre of the country.
		Belize is home to the longest barrier reef in the western hemisphere and the second longest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef.
	www.topfunwebsites.com /jamaica/belize.html (1186 words)

	Belize - LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA
		: The national flag consists of the Belize coat of arms on a white disk centered in a blue rectangular field with a narrow red stripe at the top and the bottom.
		Belize is divided into six administrative districts: Corozal, Orange Walk, Belize City, El Cayo, Stann Creek, and Toledo.
		Except for Belize City, which has an elected city council of nine members, each is administered by a seven-member elected town board.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Americas/Belize.html (631 words)

	Belize - Psychology Central
		Belize is a small nation on the eastern coast of Central America, on the Caribbean Sea bordered by Mexico to the northwest and Guatemala to the west and south.
		Belize is a parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		Belize is located between the Hondo and Sarstoon Rivers, with the Belize River flowing down in the centre of the country.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Belize (1824 words)

	Belize Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Belize coat of arms is laid on a white circle that is directly in the center of the Belize flag.
		The coat of arms is surrounded by a wreath made of fifty leaves that represent the year 1950, the year in which the Pup party took control of the country.
		At the core of the arms is a shield that is divided into three separate sections, each representing one of the important industries of Belize.
	www.special-tplus.com /belize-flag.html (347 words)

	Belizeans.com - National Symbols
		The design selected by the Committee is a royal blue flag with one horizontal red stripe at the top, one at the bottom, and a white circle with the Coat of Arms in the centre.
		The shield of the Coat of Arms is divided into three sections by a vertical line and an inverted V. The base section represents a ship in full sail on waves of the sea.
		The Coat of Arms embodies an important aspect of the history of Belize, as the mahogany industry formed the basis of our economy in the 18th and 19th centuries.
	www.belizeans.com /natsymbols.htm (860 words)

	Belize Flag - World Flags 101 - Belizean Flags
		In the middle of the Belize flag is a circular white base with an emblem on it.
		On the left of the coat of arms there is a man holding an axe, and on the right side another man is holding an oar.
		The motto on the Belize flag "Sub umbra floreo", means "I flourish in the shadow" (referring to the dependence from the UK), wasn't changed on the Belize flag in 1981 even after independence was achieved.
	www.worldflags101.com /b/belize-flag.aspx (312 words)

	Beekeeping and Honey in Belize -Country
		Numerous ruins indicate that for hundreds of years Belize was heavily populated by the Maya Indians, whose relatively advanced civilization reached its height between A.D. 250 and 900.
		Belize was then admitted as a member of the United Nations, the Non-Alligned Movement and the Commonwealth of Nations.
		Belize's fisheries are exploited for commercial, as well as for subsistence purposes, and are one of the most heavily exploited natural resources.
	www.beekeeping.com /belize/country.htm (1884 words)

	Belize
		In the center of the white disk there is a coat of arms divided in three sections.
		The coat of arms seems to have been slightly modified compared to the arms in the 'pre-independence' flag (without stripes) shown in W. Smith's book.
		The coat of arms shown on the flag was given to British Honduras on January 28, 1907.
	www.fotw.net /flags/bz.html (1154 words)

	Travel to Belize hotel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The coat of arms is etched on a white circle that rests on a blue backdrop featuring red stripes on the upper and bottom ends.Color red, white and blue in the flag symbolize the unity of the nation.
		Before Independence, the PUP proposed the blue flag with the coat of arms engraved on a white circle.Given the PUPs close relationship with that flag model, the public questioned whether the flag would eventually serve as a unification symbol.
		The coat of arms is divided in three sections by a vertical line and an upside down V.The base of it stands for a sailboat over the sea waves.
	www.caribeinside.com /countryemblems.do?country=206 (988 words)

	Belize flags: Belize flag information and flag products
		Flag Description: British Honduras obtained a coat of arms on January 28, 1907, which formed the basis of the badge used on British ensigns.
		The coat of arms recalls the logging industry that first led to British settlement there.
		It was blue, with a modified version of the arms - minus the Union Jack - on a white disk in the center.
	www.islandflave.com /caribbean-flags/belize-flag.php (145 words)

	Belize - Coat of Arms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		"The Coat of Arms - The shield of the Coat of Arms is divided into three sections by a vertical line and an inverted V. The base section represents a ship in full sail on waves of the sea.
		The two upper sections show tools of the timber industry in Belize: a paddle and a squaring axe in the right section and a saw and a beating axe in the left section.
		Coat of Arms adopted on 21 September 1981.
	flagspot.net /flags/bz).html (294 words)

	Mrs. Manchester's Social Studies Page
		Belize - information on the people, geography, government, economy, and much more from the CIA World Factbook.
		Belize City is the largest city in Belize and has about a 1/4 of the nation's population.
		Belize boasts the remains of the earliest mayan settlements.
	www.chariho.k12.ri.us /ric/classpages/hmman/mansocialstudies.html (547 words)

	Belize Flag - Flags of Belize
		The red, white and blue flag of Belize is symbolises the unity of Belize.
		The United Democratic Party UDP (party flag features red as a prominent color) proposed that red stripes be added to the upper and lower portions of the flag as this would rally all citizens, regardless of their political affiliation.
		As a consequence, the bi-partisan National Symbols Committee invited citizens to submit designs for a National Flag.The design selected by the Committee is a royal blue flag with one horizontal red stripe at the top, one at the bottom, and a white circle with the Coat of Arms in the centre.
	www.belize.com /belize-flag.html (877 words)

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	www.kiwipedia.com /co-index.html (164 words)

	Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Thus, the 1907 coat of arms must have been an attempt to make the badge more 'heraldically correct', and so, the badge must have come before the arms.
		The old Coat of Arms was granted by Royal warrant on 28 Jan. 1907.
		A public meeting in 1819 saw the creation of the coat of arms for use on the seal, the die for which arrived from London two years later.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/bz-bhond.html (1457 words)

	Rx: Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Belize Flag - The Belize Flag - blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the coat of arms features a shield...
		Belize Flag The red, white and blue flag of Belize is a symbol of the unity of our nation.
		Belize Tourist Info adventure Belize capital of Belize city in Belize city of Belize flag of Belize flight to Belize history of Belize travel to Belize Belize accommodation Belize capitol Belize...
	www.rxbelize.com /belizeflag (2461 words)

	Belize Flag
		The Mahogany tree is the National tree of Belize and is significant to the economic wealth of the country
		The National flag of Belize was adopted on September 21st 1981 upon independence from the United Kingdom (The flag is a furtherance of the earlier flag of the British Honduras at which time the two red stripes were added to the original design upon independence)
		A Flag of Belize, when in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in private with all due care and respect
	www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk /belize-flag.htm (1338 words)

	Australia Flag and Coats Of Arms Decals
		Argentina Flag and Coats Of Arms Decals
		Austria Flag and Coats Of Arms Decals
		Belgium Flag and Coats Of Arms Decals
	store.armydecals.com /auflandcoofa.html (333 words)

	Placencia Breeze: Feature Articles from January 2003 to July 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The last conch census in Belize was in 1996 when their population was estimated at 2 1/4 million individuals.
		Belize City, Monday, October 6, 2003 - The Belize Tourism Board is pleased to announce the recipients for its Staff of the Quarter Award for the period.
		Belize is blessed with the second largest barrier reef in the world and is home of the world’s only jaguar reserve.
	www.placenciabreeze.com /current_03.htm (13757 words)

	Search on Wold Civic Heraldry Guide
		» Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), coat of arms
		» Sao Tome and Principe, coat of arms
		» Irkutsk oblast, coat of arms (with crown)
	www.civicheraldry.com /search.php?query=&way= (1577 words)

	The Belize Coat of Arms
		Embellished in the center of the Belize flag is the coat of arms: a white, filled in circle bordered by a green, circular, garland flowing in a clockwise direction.
		A mahogany tree: the first European settlers in Belize became mahogany traders and the mahogany trade was once the economical backbone of the colony.
		Two woodcutters, the one on the left holding an axe and the one on the right holding a paddle (rivers were the mode of transportation for getting cut logwood back to the settlement; the logwood cutters found themselves paddling further up stream to find fresh logwood areas).
	www.belizephonecard.com /Belize/belize_coat_of_arms.htm (187 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Flag description
		three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; the coat of arms (an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak) is centered in the white band
		blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a woman standing beside a yellow harp with her arm around a fl cross
		blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2081.html (6191 words)

	belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rising straight and tall to over a hundred feet from great buttresses at the roots, it emerges above the canopy of the surrounding trees with a crown of large, shining green leaves.
		National bird - The Keel Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Solfurantus) is the National Bird of Belize.
		The tapir is a stoutly built animal with short legs, about the size of a donkey and weighs up to 600 pounds.
	www.belize-beach-resort.com /belize.htm (312 words)

	Belize Flags
		Belize's flag is blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges.
		A large white disk bearing the coat of arms is in the center -- the coat of arms features a shield between two workers, before a mahogany tree with the motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland.
		Situated in middle America, Belize borders the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico.
	www.allstates-flag.com /flags/International/Belize_flags.htm (235 words)

	Coat Of Arms - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		The wounded emo-punk of Coat of Arms will inspire hundreds of misguided teens to sing-along in sweat-soaked T-shirts.
		One suspects a dig through their CD collections would reveal not only the pop-punk of Blink 182, but also the early metal classics of Iron Maiden and Anthrax.
		Coat of Arms is comprised of five veteran musicians. Among others, they have spent the whole summer on the Vans Warped Tour, booked their own 30 day summer tour, taught music on the college level, and have worked as representatives for various record labels.
	music.download.com /coatofarms/3600-8719_32-100109729.html (162 words)

	Belize Coins
		Previously British Honduras, Belize has been independent since 1981, remaining a member of the British Commonwealth.
		The obverse shows Belize's coat of arms with its motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO, which translates as "I flower (or flourish) in the shade.
		If you have an enquiry about any of our Belize Coins,, we'd be happy to answer you, but please note it may be quicker to telephone us.
	www.24carat.co.uk /belize.html (197 words)

	PRICE Coat of Arms, Family Crest
		Family Crests and Coats of Arms: the Heraldic Artist
		Of all the surnames to be found in England, those that originated in Wales are comparatively few in number.
		Their telling and retelling over those years, while it may have left them somewhat lacking in truth, has emphasized and expanded their most compelling parts, making the Arthurian saga as glorious and prolific a body of stories as any, in fact or fiction.
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp/s.PRICE/Origin.WA/sId./qx/coatofarms_details.htm (558 words)

	Quintana Roo, Mexico
		The three [somethings] in sable are three green trees growing over a green piece of forest, for tropical woods are the main historical wealth of the state (timber, tints, rubber, chewing gum, same as neighbouring Campeche state and Belize).
		The Quinata Roo coat of arms is not "medieval" or traditional because its territoy through history was Yucatec until 1902 when the territory was split from Yucatan to form the Federal Territory of Quintana Roo.
		In the Quintana Roo coat of arms are represented the State's main geographical features: warm climate (stylized sun on red), cloudless sky (star on blue field), and thick vegetation.
	www.fotw.net /flags/mx-roo.html (623 words)

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