Belize

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Belize is a small Central American nation on the Caribbean coast known for its diverse cultures, English as its official language, and the Belize Barrier Reef, one of the largest coral reef systems in the world.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Central America
sovereign state
borderBodyOfWater Caribbean Sea
borderCountry Guatemala
Mexico
callingCode +501
capital Belmopan
continent North America
currency Belize dollar
currencyCode BZD
drivesOn right
formerName British Honduras
governmentType parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasHeritageSite Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
hasMajorCity Belize City
Belmopan
Orange Walk Town
San Ignacio
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Belize
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
heritageSiteStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
independenceDate 1981-09-21
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .bz
ISO3166-1Alpha2 BZ
ISO3166-1Alpha3 BLZ
knownFor Belize Barrier Reef
Mayan archaeological sites
ecotourism
largestCity Belize City
legislature National Assembly of Belize
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Belize
majorReligion Christianity
memberOf Caribbean Community
Commonwealth of Nations
Organization of American States
System of Central American Integration
United Nations
nationalAnthem Land of the Free
nationalLanguageStatus only English-speaking country in Central America
officialLanguage English
officialMotto Sub umbra floreo
officialMottoLanguage Latin
officialReligion none
recognizedLanguage Belizean Creole
Garifuna
Maya languages
Spanish
region Central America
timeZone Central Standard Time
upperHouse Senate of Belize
usesDST no


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