British Honduras
UK possession in Central America between 1798 and 1981, today Belize
British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1749 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973, until September 1981, when it gained full independence as Belize.
Black River Settlements (1749–1862) British Honduras (1862–1973) Belize (1973–1981) | |||||||||||
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Status | British colony | ||||||||||
Capital |
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Common languages | English, Spanish, Belizean Creole, Garifuna, Mayan languages | ||||||||||
Government | Crown colony | ||||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||||
• 1749–1760 | George II of Great Britain | ||||||||||
• 1952–1981 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||
• 1749–1758 | Robert Hodgson Sr | ||||||||||
• 1980–1981 | James Hennessy | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Superintendent appointed by Great Britain | 1749 | ||||||||||
1862 | |||||||||||
1 January 1964 | |||||||||||
• Renamed | 1 June 1973 | ||||||||||
• Independence | 21 September 1981 | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
22,966 km2 (8,867 sq mi) | |||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 1861[1] | 25,635 | ||||||||||
Currency | British Honduran dollar | ||||||||||
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References
change- ↑ "Uniformity and Co-Operation in the Census Methods of the Republics of the American Continent". American Statistical Association. 1908. pp. 305–308. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ In 1971 moved to Belmopan, where it remains until today.