Belize |
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Motto: Sub umbra floreo (Latin)
"Under the shade I flourish" |
Anthem: "Land of the Free"
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| Capital | Belmopan
17°15′N88°46′W / 17.250°N 88.767°W / 17.250; -88.767 |
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| Largest city | Belize City
17°29′N88°11′W / 17.483°N 88.183°W / 17.483; -88.183 |
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Official language
and national language | English |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional monarchy |
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| Elizabeth II |
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| Froyla Tzalam |
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| Johnny Briceño |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| House of Representatives |
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| January 1964 |
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• Independence | 21 September 1981 |
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• Total | 22,966 km2 (8,867 sq mi)[3][4] (147th) |
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• Water (%) | 0.8 |
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• 2020 estimate | 419,199[5] (176th) |
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• 2010 census | 324,528[6] |
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• Density | 17.79/km2 (46.1/sq mi) (169th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $3.484 billion[7] (177th) |
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• Per capita | $9,576[7] (133rd) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $1.987 billion[7] |
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• Per capita | $4,890[7] |
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| Gini (2013) | 53.1[8]
high · 10th |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.716[9]
high · 110th |
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| Currency | Belize dollar (BZD) |
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| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST (GMT-6)[10]) |
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +501 |
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| ISO 3166 code | BZ |
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| Internet TLD | .bz |
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