Basic facts about Belize
| Country name: | Belize |
| Capital: | Belmopan |
| Country code: | 227 |
| Continent: | Central America and Caribbean |
| Currency name: | Belize dollar |
| Independence: | 1981-09-21 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from the UK |
| Total area (km2): | 22,966 |
| Land area (km2): | 22,806 |
| Water area (km2): | 160 |
| Population: | 334,297 |
| Population note: | 334,297 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | English |
| All languages: | Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census) |
| Time zone: | CST (UTC−6) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | 501 |
| Domain: | .bz |