🚩 Flag of Belize • live waving render
Americas — Central America
UN Member
Independent
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🇧🇿 Belize
Belize
417.6K
Population
World #177
22,966 km²
Land Area
World #153
$3.6 billion
GDP (USD)
World #161
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Did You Know?
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Belize is the world's #177 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #153 globally by land area — covering about 0.02% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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3 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #161 worldwide with a GDP of $3.6 billion USD.
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Population density is 18.2 people per km² — world rank #208.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Belmopan
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Phone Code
+501
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Internet TLD
.bz
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Nationality
Belizean
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
BZ / BLZ / 084
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Coordinates
17.25°, -88.75°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$3.6 billion USD
World rank #161 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$8,646
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
18.2 /km²
World density rank #208
$
Belize dollar
BZD • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
417,634
World rank #177 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
3
Belizean Creole • English • Spanish
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Demonym
Belizean
What its people are called
🗣️ Belizean Creole
🗣️ English
🗣️ Spanish
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
22,966 km²
0.02% of Earth's landmass • World #153
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC-06:00
America/Belize
CST — Central Standard Time (North America)
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Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
BZ
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ISO Alpha-3
BLZ
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ISO Numeric
084
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q242
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Also Spelled As
BZ