Belize

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Population Full

400,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
83% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
International Conventions
CDE (1982), CPPDCE (2015), CSICH (2007), ICCPR (1996), UNCRPD (2011), UNDRIP (2007)
Deaf Population
3,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Belize is 8. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are indigenous and 3 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 1 is developing, 2 are vigorous, and 2 are in trouble. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages.