Belize
Belize | |
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| Motto: Sub umbra floreo (Latin) “Under the shade I flourish” | |
| Anthem: “Land of the Free“ | |
 Location of Belize (dark green) in the Americas | |
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| Capital | Belmopan 17°15′N 88°46′W / 17.250°N 88.767°W |
| Largest city | Belize City 17°29′N 88°11′W / 17.483°N 88.183°W |
| Official languages | English |
| Vernacular language | Belizean Creole |
| Regional and minority languages | |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2020)[3] |
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| Demonym(s) | Belizean |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
| Dame 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)[4][5] (147th) |
• Water (%) | 0.8 |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 441,471[6] (168th) |
• Density | 17.79/km2 (46.1/sq mi) (169th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  $4.2 billion[7] (180th) |
• Per capita | $9,623[7] (123rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $2.7 billion[7] (179th) |
• Per capita | $6,098[7] (98th) |
| Gini (2013) | 53.1[8] high |
| HDI (2021) |  0.683[9]medium · 123rd |
| Currency | Belize dollar (BZD) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST (GMT-6)[10]) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +501 |
| ISO 3166 code | BZ |
| Internet TLD | .bz |
