Belize
Belize is a sovereign state in Central America. Its capital is Belmopan. About 411,106 people live there (2023). It covers 22,966 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Belmopan
- People (2023)
- 411,106
- Area
- 22,966 km²
- Currency
- Belize dollar
Belize at a glance
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Population
- 411,106 (2023)
- Area
- 22,966 km² (8,867 mi²)
- People are called
- Belizean
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- Belize dollar
- Life expectancy
- 71 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.683 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 53.3 (1999)
- Unemployment
- 12% (2014)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy
- Head of state
- Charles III (since 2022)
- Head of government
- Johnny Briceño (since 2020)
- Country codes
- BZ, BLZ
- Calling code
- +501
- Internet domain
- .bz
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC−06:00, America/Belize
- Coordinates
- 17.066666666666666°, -88.7°
Belize and its neighbours
Belize borders Guatemala and Mexico. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Belize
- Neighbours
Divisions of Belize
- Belize District
- Cayo District
- Corozal District
- Orange Walk District
- Stann Creek District
- Toledo District
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- Caribbean Community
- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
- Association of Caribbean States
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Alliance of Small Island States
- Caribbean Development Bank
- Interpol
and 12 more organisations.
How far are you from Belize?
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Questions
What is the capital of Belize?
The capital of Belize is Belmopan.
What is the population of Belize?
Belize has about 411,106 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Belize?
Belize covers 22,966 square kilometres (8,867 square miles).
What currency does Belize use?
The Belize dollar.
What language is spoken in Belize?
The official language of Belize is English.
Which countries border Belize?
Belize shares a border with Guatemala and Mexico.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.