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Belize

BZ / BLZ   17.1°, -88.7°

Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. Part of the Caribbean region, Belize is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Commonwealth Caribbean, the historical British West Indies.

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People are called
Belizean
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+501
Capital
Belmopan
Population
411,106
Area
22,966 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Currency
Belize dollar
Languages
English 62.9%, Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%
Sells
raw sugar, bananas, fish, shellfish
Sells to
USA 22%, UK 14%, Spain 9%
Land borders
2: Guatemala, Mexico
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+501
Founded
1981
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Belizean

These are English demonyms for people from Belize. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

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Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

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Maya civilization

Preclassic c. 2000 BCE–250 CE; Classic c. 250–900 CE; later kingdoms continued

Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and parts of Honduras and El Salvador; many separate polities, not one Maya empire. Maya peoples and cultures continue today.

Royal emblems and glyphs identified particular rulers and cities. No single flag represented this entire civilization.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Englishofficial
62.9%
56.6%
44.6%
10.5%
3.2%

Largest cities

Belize City 65,222
San Ignacio 21,229
San Pedro 17,429
Orange Walk 15,298
Belmopan  capital 13,381

Form of government

Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.

Climate and geography

tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)

Climate zone

Highest point

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Figures from its history

George Cadle Price
George Cadle Price Father of independence George Cadle Price was a Belizean statesman who served as the head of government of Belize from 1961 to 1984 and 1989 to 1993.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: government type, landmarks, past leaders.