BZ
Belize
Belize
Belize sits in Central America and uses BZD - Belize dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Belmopan
Population
397.5K
Area
23K km2
Population
397.5K
397,483 people
Area
23K km2
22,966 square kilometers
Density
17/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Belmopan
17.25, -88.77
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Belize, officially listed here as Belize, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Belize, BZ, BLZ, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Belize is grouped under Americas, more specifically Central America, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 397,483 people and a land area of 22,966 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 17 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 17.25, -88.75, while the capital coordinate reference is 17.25, -88.77. Belize shares listed land borders with GTM, MEX, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Belmopan (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Belize City, San Ignacio, Belmopan, San Pedro and Orange Walk. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Belize, capital of Belize, and major urban areas in Belize. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Belize uses calling code +501, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-06:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Aug 15; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BZD - Belize dollar ($), while language records include Belize Kriol, English and Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as BH. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 39.9 for 2018.
How to use this profile
This Belize profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BZ / BLZ
Top-level domains
.bz
Continents
North America
Border countries
GTM, MEX
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
BH
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Belize is represented by the BZ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Belize City
Belize
63,999
admin
#2
San Ignacio
Cayo
26,151
admin
#3
Belmopan
Cayo
20,754
primary
#4
San Pedro
Belize
15,456
City
#5
Orange Walk
Orange Walk
13,750
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Aug 15
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+501
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-06:00
Languages
Belize Kriol, English, Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
39.9
2018