| America > Central America > Belize | |
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| Official Name Belize | |
| Motto Under the shade I flourish | |
| Region America | |
| Sub-Region Central America | |
| Capital Belmopan | |
| Currency Belize Dollar (BZD) | |
| Independence Day 21 Sep 1981: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981. | |
| Population 349,728 | |
| Nationality Belizean | |
| Ethnic Group 41.9% Mestizo, 36.9% Creole, 11.3% Mayan, 6.1% Garifuna, 3.9% South Asian, 3.6% German, 1.2% Other white, 1.0% East Asian, 1.2% Other, 0.3% Unknown | |
| Area 22,966 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Guatemala, Mexico | |
| Time Zone CST (UTC -6) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 17.25, Longitude -88.75 | |
| Dialing Code +501 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code BZ | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code BLZ | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 084 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee BIZ | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .bz | |