Belmopan

Belmopan, estimated population 7,000, is the capital of Belize.

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Belmopan is located at , at an altitude of 76 meters above sea level. Belmopan was constructed just to the east of Belize River, 80 km (50 miles) inland from the former capital, the port of Belize City, after that city's near destruction by a hurricane in 1961. The government was moved to Belmopan in 1970. The National Assembly Building is designed to resemble a Pre-Columbian Maya temple. Belmopan is located off of the Hummingbird Highway, one of the most picturesque highways in all of Central America. Belmopan is one of the world's smaller capital cities.

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Belize River: Belize River is a 180-mile (290 km) river in Belize that drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains across the center of the country to the sea near Belize City. Also known as the Old River, the Belize River is navigable up to the Guatemalan...

Mile: A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. Today, one mile (often called "statute mile") is equal to about 1609 m on land and one nautical mile to exactly 1852 m at sea and in the air. See below for the details. Abbreviations for mile are "mi" in the...

Belize City: Belize City is the largest city in the Central American nation of Belize....