Belize
Belize · Central America
Belize is a country in Central America, with Belmopan as its capital, home to about 422,924 people. Belize shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Belmopan |
|---|---|
| Region | Central America |
| Currency | Belize dollar (BZD $) |
| Calling code | +501 |
| ISO codes | BZ / BLZ / 084 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇧🇿 |
| Population | 422,924 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 22,966 km² |
| Languages | Belizean Creole, English, Spanish |
| Internet domain | .bz |
| Demonym | Belizean |
Bordering countries
About Belize
Belize is a United Nations member state in Central America. Its capital and seat of government is Belmopan. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the Belize dollar ($), using the code BZD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Belize for Belmopan’s own facts and history.
To call Belize from abroad, dial the country code +501. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes BZ (alpha-2) and BLZ (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 422,924.
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How Belize compares
- Area: 22,966 km², ranking 147 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 422,924, ranking 169 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 18 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Belize
17 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.