Belize

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Belize

Belize
Americas · Central America · Capital: Belmopan

Quick facts about Belize

Official name	Belize
Capital	Belmopan
Continent & subregion	Americas · Central America
Population	411,106 people (world rank 173)
Area	22,966 km²
Density	18 people/km²
Share of world population	0.005% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$3.1 billion
Urbanisation	41.9% urban population
Life expectancy	73.6 years
Currency	Belize dollar ($) — BZD
Languages	Belizean Creole, English, Spanish
Internet domain	`.bz`
Calling code	+501
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$7,425 · see world ranking
Internet Users	70.2% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	10.9 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.9 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	58.3% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Belize did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Guatemala Mexico

The geographic position is roughly 17.3°, -88.8°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.