north america • BLZ
Belize
Location marker · geographic overview
17.25° N / 88.75° WTHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Population
- 417,072 2024
- Area
- 22,966 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Belizean Creole, English, Spanish
- Currency
- Belize dollar (BZD)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Belize
Belize offers world-class attractions include exploring the lush jungles with exotic plants and animals, deep sea fishing, swimming, snorkelling and diving in the Caribbean Sea with its attractive reefs and visiting the Mayan ruins. While income levels are still very low and the infrastructure is very basic, Belizeans are very proud and friendly to visitors as the tourist industry grew greatly in the last decade.
Landscape & landmarks
The Belize Barrier Reef is a scuba diving paradise, rich in aquatic life including colorful tropical fish, rays, and sharks (along with a couple of shipwrecks). The reef stretches along the whole coast of Belize.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
The primary meal found virtually everywhere is red beans, clean rice, and chicken. […] Most chicken in the country is prepared and served on the bone. […] Rice and beans is a mixed dish with some spices and usually coconut milk added to make a sweet and hot staple of the Belizean diet.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-23. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Central America
- Calling code
- +501
- Internet domain
- .bz
- Land border codes
- GTM, MEX
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .bz. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.