Central America
Flag of Belize
A Caribbean-coast nation guarding the Americas' greatest reef.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #003078 51%
- #c00018 10%
- #f0f0f0 9%
- #a81830 5%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Belize in numbers
| Official name | Belize |
|---|---|
| Capital | Belmopan |
| Region | Central America, North America |
| Population | 397,621 |
| Area | 22,966 km² · 17 people per km² |
| Currency | Belize dollar (BZD) |
| Languages | English |
| Country codes | BZ · BLZ · .bz |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Belize is home to the Belize Barrier Reef, the largest barrier reef in the Northern Hemisphere and part of the wider Mesoamerican system.
- It is the only country in Central America where English is the official language, a legacy of British colonial rule.
- The famous Great Blue Hole, a giant marine sinkhole over 300 meters across, lies off the Belizean coast.
Did you know
Belmopan became the capital after Hurricane Hattie devastated the former coastal capital, Belize City, in 1961.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.