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Belize

Central America

Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America, bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981. Its capital is Belmopan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Belmopan 2
Population
397,483 2
2022 census figure, from Belize's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2022 2
Area (sq km)
22,966 2
Independence or Founding Year
1981 2
Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Belize

Cities

Belize City

Belize

Belmopan

Belize

Dangriga

Belize

Orange Walk Town

Belize

San Ignacio, Belize

Belize
Connections

Associated With

Belmopan, Cities

Belmopan is the capital of Belize.

Source Belmopan (Wikipedia)
Central America, Regions

Bordered By Water

Caribbean Sea, Bodies of Water
Gulf of Honduras, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Belmopan, Cities
Source Belmopan (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

George Brown (Belizean judge)

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Zee Edgell

Also in Literature Atlas: a national of this subject.

Johnny Briceño

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Johnny Brice?o (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
John Antonio Briceño (born 17 July 1960) is a Belizean politician who has served as the fifth and current prime minister of Belize since 2020 and the leader of the People's United Party (PUP) since 2016.
Simone Biles

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Beka Lamb

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Maya peoples

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Maya peoplesLead sectiontier 3
Quote, Lead section
Today, they primarily live in Guatemala, southeast Mexico, Belize, and westernmost El Salvador and Honduras.

Site Of

Central Bank of Belize

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Belize Barrier Reef

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Belize Barrier Reef
Glover's Reef

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Glover's Reef
Great Blue Hole

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Great Blue Hole
Lighthouse Reef

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Lighthouse Reef
Mexico Rocks

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Mexico Rocks
Caribbean Court of Justice

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Caribbean Court of Justice: Who we are, Caribbean Court of JusticeWho we are, appellate jurisdiction, state Belize
Quote, Who we are, appellate jurisdiction, state Belize
At present, the Court receives cases in its Appellate Jurisdiction from Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Guyana and Saint Lucia.
Constitution of Belize

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

High Court of Justice of Belize

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Belize Constitution (Tenth Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act No. 25 of 2022), textLong title of the Act
Quote, Long title of the Act
to establish the Senior Courts of Belize;
Law of Belize

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
Supreme Court of Belize

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Belize Constitution (Tenth Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act No. 25 of 2022), textLong title of the Act
Quote, Long title of the Act
to establish the Senior Courts of Belize;
Adiantum Capillus-Veneris

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Anolis allisoni

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Anolis allisoni (Wikipedia)Lead, Belize
Quote, Lead, Belize
The species is endemic to Cuba (except the west and the far southeast), the Bay Islands and Cayos Cochinos off the mainland of Honduras, and Half Moon Caye off the mainland of Belize.
Aristolochia grandiflora

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Atlantic Tarpon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Big crested mastiff bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Big crested mastiff bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Black-billed cuckoo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Blue Marlin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cacao (Theobroma cacao)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Canada goose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Capsicum annuum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Central American red brocket

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)Habitat and range, range (belize)
Quote, Habitat and range, range (belize)
It is also known from Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
Central American tapeti

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Central American tapeti (Wikipedia)Taxonomy, where it lives
Quote, Taxonomy, where it lives
found in southern Belize, Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico
Chinese Hibiscus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common big-eared bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Common big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela
Common Green Darner

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common redshank

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common Starling

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Common Sunflower

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cougar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cozumelan golden bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Cozumelan golden bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a bat species found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia
Cryptostegia grandiflora

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cucumis melo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Davis's round-eared bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Davis's round-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Range and habitat, where it lives
It is endemic to Central America; its range includes Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
Deppe's squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Deppe's squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua
Dracaena reflexa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Drosophila melanogaster

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Eastern Oyster

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Elkhorn Coral

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Erythrodiplax berenice

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Fruit Fly

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Geoffroy's spider monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Geoffroy's spider monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The range of this species extends over much of Central America, encompassing Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize and the south and much of the eastern portion of Mexico.
Great Barracuda

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Greater sac-winged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx bilineata - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Belize
Quote, Country distribution, Belize
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela
Greater spear-nosed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Greater spear-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Habitat, where it lives
Quote, Habitat, where it lives
The species ranges from Guatemala and Belize south to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and Brazil.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Belize (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Belmopan
  • Infobox, area
    22,966 km2 (8,867 sq mi)
  • Infobox, 2022 census
    397,483
  • Infobox, independence
    21 September 1981
  • Introduction
    Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Belize
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    386 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary democracy (National Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record BLZ, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record BLZ, incomeLevel
"name": "Belize", "region": { "id": "LCN", "iso2code": "ZJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean " }, "adminregion": { "id": "LAC", "iso2code": "XJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Belize
Wikidata Q242, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Pook's Hill
Encompasses: Pook's Hill, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Hol Chan Marine Reserve
Encompasses: Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve
Encompasses: Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Sapodilla Cayes (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Sapodilla Cayes, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve
Encompasses: Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
South Water Caye Marine Reserve (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: South Water Caye Marine Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source

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