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Belize
Bileez (
Belizean Creole)
Belice (Spanish) B'eleze (K'iche' Mayan) Belice (Yucatec Mayan) Beliz (Plautdietsch) Balisi (Garifuna) बेलीज़ (Hindustani) Beleez (Hindustani in Latin Script) 伯利茲 (Chinese) Bólìzī (Pinyin) |
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| Motto: Sub umbra floreo (Latin) "Under the shade I flourish" |
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| Anthem: "Land of the Free" |
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Location of Belize (dark green) in the Americas
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Belize and its neighbours: *Guatemala (*Petén Department *Izabal Department) *Mexico (*Quintana Roo *Campeche)
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| Capital | Belmopan 17°15′N 88°46′W / 17.250°N 88.767°W / 17.250; -88.767 |
| Largest city | Belize City 17°29′N 88°11′W / 17.483°N 88.183°W / 17.483; -88.183 |
| Official languages | English |
| Vernacular language | Belizean Creole |
| Regional and minority languages | |
| Religion
(2022)
[2]
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| Demonym(s) | Belizean |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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Monarch
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Charles III |
| Froyla Tzalam | |
| Johnny Briceño | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Independence
from the
United Kingdom
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| January 1964 | |
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• Independence
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21 September 1981 |
| Area | |
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• Total
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22,966 km2 (8,867 sq mi)[3][4] (147th) |
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• Water (%)
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0.8 |
| Population | |
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• 2022 census
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397,483[5] |
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• Density
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17.31/km2 (44.8/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
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 $5.032 billion[6] (180th) |
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• Per capita
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$11,166[6] (123rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
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$3.218 billion[6] (179th) |
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• Per capita
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$7,141[6] (98th) |
| Gini (2013) | 53.1[7] high inequality |
| HDI (2022) |  0.700[8]high (118th) |
| Currency | Belize dollar ($) (BZD) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST (GMT−6)[9]) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Drives on | Right |
| Calling code | +501 |
| ISO 3166 code | BZ |
| Internet TLD | .bz |
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Belize
Bileez (
Belizean Creole)
Belice (Spanish) B'eleze (K'iche' Mayan) Belice (Yucatec Mayan) Beliz (Plautdietsch) Balisi (Garifuna) बेलीज़ (Hindustani) Beleez (Hindustani in Latin Script) 伯利茲 (Chinese) Bólìzī (Pinyin) |
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|---|---|
| Motto: Sub umbra floreo (Latin) "Under the shade I flourish" |
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| Anthem: "Land of the Free" |
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|
Location of Belize (dark green) in the Americas
Belize and its neighbours: *Guatemala (*Petén Department *Izabal Department) *Mexico (*Quintana Roo *Campeche)
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| Capital | Belmopan 17°15′N 88°46′W / 17.250°N 88.767°W / 17.250; -88.767 |
| Largest city | Belize City 17°29′N 88°11′W / 17.483°N 88.183°W / 17.483; -88.183 |
| Official languages | English |
| Vernacular language | Belizean Creole |
| Regional and minority languages | |
| Religion
(2022)
[2]
|
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| Demonym(s) | Belizean |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
|
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
| Froyla Tzalam | |
| Johnny Briceño | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Independence
from the
United Kingdom
|
|
| January 1964 | |
|
• Independence
|
21 September 1981 |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
22,966 km2 (8,867 sq mi)[3][4] (147th) |
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• Water (%)
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0.8 |
| Population | |
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• 2022 census
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397,483[5] |
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• Density
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17.31/km2 (44.8/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
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$5.032 billion[6] (180th) |
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• Per capita
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$11,166[6] (123rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
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$3.218 billion[6] (179th) |
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• Per capita
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$7,141[6] (98th) |
| Gini (2013) | 53.1[7] high inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.700[8] high (118th) |
| Currency | Belize dollar ($) (BZD) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST (GMT−6)[9]) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Drives on | Right |
| Calling code | +501 |
| ISO 3166 code | BZ |
| Internet TLD | .bz |
