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 |