🇧🇿 Belize
BZ / BLZ #147
Nomad Score
54.0
Cities
10
Region
Caribbean Community,
Central American Integration System,
North America,
Americas,
Central America
Currency
BZD
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
397.5K
Density
17.3/km²
HDI
0.721
(High)
GDP per capita
$8,355
Gini Index (2013)
53.1
Gender Wage Gap (2021)
-11.2%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Belizean Creole | - |
| English | English |
| Spanish | Español |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 61.9% |
| No religion | 31.8% |
| Other | 6.3% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mestizo | 52.9% |
| Creole | 25.9% |
| Mayan | 11.3% |
| Garifuna | 6.1% |
| East indian | 3.9% |
| Mennonite | 3.6% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1.0% |
| Others | 1.2% |
| Unknown | 0.3% |
Demonym (male)
Belizean
Demonym (female)
Belizean
National Anthem
Land of the Free
🏥 HEALTHCARE
HALE (2021)
63.8 yrs
UHC Index (2021)
68/100
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Broadband (2022)
9.8/100
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2022)
9.8
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
22,966 km²
Capital
Belmopan
📍
Continent
North America
Region
Americas
Subregion
Central America
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC-06:00
Calling Codes
+501
TLD
.bz
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇬🇹 Guatemala,
🇲🇽 Mexico
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Belize has a royal blue field with a thin red horizontal band at the top and bottom of the field and the national coat of arms in the center.
National Anthem
Land of the Free
National Holiday
1973-09-21
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