Belize is the only country in Central America with English as its official language. Offshore lies the Great Blue Hole, a collapsed cave system 300 metres wide.
Belize
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Easy learning about Belize
The capital city of Belize is Belmopan, capital city of Belize.
Word: Reef
Meaning: coral barrier
Administrative Divisions
6 districts:
- Belize
- Cayo
- Corozal
- Orange Walk
- Stann Creek
- Toledo
Districts of Belize map
Belize is a Country of Continental Caribbean on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Central America sub-region in the continent of Americas.
040 km (25 mi)80 km (50 mi)120 km (75 mi)160 km (99 mi)
Height
0 m (0 ft), 40 m (131 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), above 1000 m (3280 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Basic Information
Capital City: Belmopan, capital city of Belize
Population: 422,924 (UN)
Area: 22,966 km² / 14,270 sq mi
People from Belize are called: Belizeans
Geography
Latitude: 17.202° N
Longitude: 88.713° W
Geographical Subregion: Central America
Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Continental Region: Americas
Climate
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 115 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.721
Mean Years of Schooling: 8.8
Expected Years of Schooling: 12.0
Life Expectancy at Birth: 73.6 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Protestant includes Pentecostal, Seventh Day Adventist, Anglican, Mennonite, Baptist, Methodist, Nazarene
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Judicial
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .bz
Calling Code: +501
MapGeo Name: Belize
MapGeo Code: BZ