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| | Overview of Investing and Living in Belize |
 | | Belize is superficially similar to the U.S. in many ways – from the use of English in official documents to the same standards of measurement – miles, feet, gallons and ounces rather than kilometers, meters, liters and milliliters. |
 | | Belize is about the size of the U.S. state of Massachusetts or Wales in the U.K. — 8,866 square miles — with a population of around 279,000 in 2005, about as many people as live in metro Savannah, Georgia. |
 | | In general, in Belize prescriptions usually are not needed for antibiotics and some other drugs that require prescriptions in the U.S., although pharmacies owned by physicians or operated by hospitals (common in Belize) may require or suggest a consultation with the doctor. |
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