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Region: Central America and the Caribbean

Capital: Belmopan

Population: 379,640

Area Total: 22,960

Area Land: 22,800

Climate: Tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to February)
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Belize City 61,461 2020
Belmopan 13,381 2020
San Ignacio 16,812 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central America and the Caribbean
Population: 379,640
Area Total: 22,960km2
Area Land: 22,800km2
Coast Line: 386km
Capital: Belmopan
Climate: Tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to February)
Languages: English (official)
Spanish
Mayan
Garifuna (Carib)
Currency: 1 Belizean dollar (Bz$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Independence Day is 21 September (1981), Baron Bliss Day is 9 March


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 73.00°F
July: °C / 79.60°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 68"


Boundaries
Guatemala 266 km
Mexico 250 km


Ethnic Divisions
mestizo 43.70%
Creole 29.80%
other 10.30%
Maya 10.00%
Garifuna 6.20%


Religions
Roman Catholic 62.00%
Protestant 30.00%
Other 6.00%
None 2.00%

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