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Belize

sovereign state in Central America
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CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Climate
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
Terrain
flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south
Natural resources
arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower
People & Society
Religions
Roman 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 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Church of Jesus Christ, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary democracy (National Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Independence
21 September 1981 (from the UK)
National holiday
Battle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), 10 September (1798); Independence Day, 21 September (1981)
Legal system
English common law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$5.538 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$13,300 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
8.2% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.3% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
7% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 22%, UK 14%, Spain 9%, Guatemala 7%, Portugal 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
USA 37%, China 17%, Guatemala 10%, Mexico 8%, Costa Rica 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Belize

Summary

Belize is a Commonwealth realm[1]. Belize draws 129,762 Wikipedia views per month (commonwealth_realm category, ranking #6 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Belize was a member of United Nations[3].
  • Belize was a member of Commonwealth of Nations[4].
  • Belize was a member of World Trade Organization[5].
  • Belize was a member of Caribbean Community[6].
  • Belize was a member of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States[7].
  • Belize was a member of Association of Caribbean States[8].
  • Belize is in the country of Belize[9].
  • Belize's head of government is recorded as Johnny Briceño[10].
  • Belize is on the continent of North America[11].
  • Belize's instance of is recorded as Commonwealth realm[12].
  • Belize's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[13].
  • Belize's instance of is recorded as country[14].
  • Belize's head of state is recorded as Charles III[15].
  • Belize's capital is recorded as Belmopan[16].
  • Belize's official language is recorded as English[17].
  • Belize's currency is recorded as Belize dollar[18].
  • Belize's shares border with is recorded as Guatemala[19].
  • Belize's shares border with is recorded as Mexico[20].
  • Belize's shares border with is recorded as Melchor de Mencos[21].
  • Belize's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .bz[22].
  • Belize's anthem is recorded as Land of the Free[23].
  • Belize's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[24].
  • Belize's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[25].
  • Belize's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary monarchy[26].
  • Belize River is named after Belize[27].

Body

Geography

Belize is in the country of Belize[9]. Belize is on the continent of North America[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Commonwealth realm[12], sovereign state[13], and country[14].

History and Context

Belize River is named after Belize[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Belize include Belizeans[28], a human population[29] and University of Belize[30], a university[31], founded in 2000[32].

Why It Matters

Belize draws 129,762 Wikipedia views per month (commonwealth_realm category, ranking #6 of 24).[2] Belize has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Belize is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Belize include Belizeans[28], a human population[29] and University of Belize[30], a university[31], founded in 2000[32].

Related Entities

Belize Belize City Belize dollar Belize People's Front Brazil Cansano Centro Escolar Mexico Junior College Charles III Corozal Corozal Junior College country Dangriga Dean Barrow Elizabeth II flag of Belize Galen University George Cadle Price Germany Guatemala Hungary Independence Junior College Interpol Johnny Briceño Kingdom of Denmark Kosovo Marion Jones Medical University of the Americas – Belize Mexico Muffles Junior College North Korea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] ↑ . thecommonwealth.org. Retrieved . thecommonwealth.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', '
    Sitelink count → 281
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||nup, ppl, kbd */ import labels from sitelinks"
  2. 13d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J-global id → 200906078970576350
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7783]]: 200906078970576350, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262047820|Belize (#262047820)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLOBAL techn"
  3. 4w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Continent → North America
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Belize
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q21829582]]"
  4. 8w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Belize.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Belize.wav, LL-Q33810 (ori)-Psubhashish-ବେଲିଜ.wav +2
    Country → Belize
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q242]]"
  5. 9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diplomatic relation → United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil +8
    Country → Belize
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 17.1899, 'lon': -88.4976}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44771|batch #44771]]"
  6. 9w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Continent → North America
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P30]]: [[Q27611]]"
  7. 10w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Belize.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Belize.wav, LL-Q33810 (ori)-Psubhashish-ବେଲିଜ.wav +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Belize.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  8. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Belize, Belice, BZ +1
    Biblissima authority id → Socotra Rock
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q27010, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  9. 10w ago · Gymnicus · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → European Union tax haven blacklist
    Located in/on physical feature → Central America, Caribbean, Continental Central America
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P361]] to [[Property:P706]]"
  10. 14w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → Belize
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Belize, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294322605|Belize (#294322605)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'match"
  11. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 028045564, 027366995
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||fr, eo, nl, pl, en-us */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs; remove alias=label/mul ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  12. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0225742-Belize
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0225742-Belize, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  13. 17w ago · Peter James · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The guardian topic id → world/belize
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3106]]: world/belize, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/192542318|Belize (#192542318)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6008|Guardian topic]] #mi"
  14. 19w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → belize
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: belize, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911608|belize (#289911608)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
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