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Belize

Central America & Caribbean

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📍 Essential Info

CapitalBelmopan

TimezoneUTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Population422.0K

Governmentparliamentary democracy (National Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm

🔌 Practical Info

Driving SideRight

Electrical PlugsVaries

Internet Code.bz

Internet Users72%

GDP per Capita$13,300

🌍 Geography

LocationCentral America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico

Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Massachusetts

Climatetropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)

Terrainflat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south

👥 People & Culture

Ethnic GroupsMestizo 52.9%, Creole 25.9%, Maya 11.3%, Garifuna 6.1%, East Indian 3.9%, Mennonite 3.6%, White 1.2%, Asian 1%, other 1.2%, unknown 0.3% (2010 est.)

ReligionsRoman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist...

Median Age27.2 years

Life Expectancy74.3 years

National HolidayBattle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), 10 September (1798)

Cultural Information

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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook