
Map of Belize
Demonym: Belizean
Motto: Sub Umbra Floreo (I Flourish in the Shade)
Population: 327,719
(2012)
Government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Capital City: Belmopan
Capital Coordinates:
17°15′N 88°46′W
Capital Time Zone: UTC-6
Currency: Belize dollar
Currency Code: BZD
Currencies Issued: dollar
GDP: $1.4 billion
(2008)
Per Capita Income: $4,309
(2008)
Foreign Debt: $1.1 billion (2011)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: BZ
Internet Country Code: .bz
Calling Code: 501
Electrical Generation Capacity: 102100 kW
Independence: 1981
from United Kingdom
Area: 22,966 square km
(22,806 km land)
(160 km water)
Coastline: 386 km
Lowest Point: Caribbean Sea
(0 m)
Highest Point: Doyle's Delight
(1,160 m)
Life Expectancy: 68.28 years
Fertility Rate: 3.15 (2012)
Infant Mortality Rate: 21.37 per 1000 (2012)
AIDS Prevalence: 2.10% (2007)
Human Development Index: 0.699 (2011)
Literacy: 76.90 percent
Number of bank notes in catalogue: 1
Number of coins in catalogue: 1
Number of stamps in catalogue: 35
Location of Belize in North America
