Place:Outline of Belize
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Short description: Country in Central America
The Flag of Belize
The Coat of arms of Belize
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Belize:
Belize – country located on the north-eastern coast of Central America and the only country in the area where English is the official language, although Kriol and Spanish are widely spoken. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages, and is the only nation in the region with a British colonial heritage as part of the Commonwealth Caribbean, though it also shares a common heritage with the Caribbean portions of other Central American countries.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /bəˈliːz/ (
listen) - Common name in English: Belize (etymology)
- Official name in English: Belize
- Common endonym(s): Belize
- Official endonym(s): Belize
- Demonym(s): Belizean
- International rankings
- ISO country codes: BZ, BLZ, 084
- ISO region codes: see BZ
- Internet country code top-level domain: .bz
Geography of Belize
Geography of Belize
- Belize is...
- a country
- a nation state
- a Commonwealth realm
- a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Americas
- North America
- Middle America
- Central America
- Middle America
- Western Caribbean Zone
- North America
- Americas
- Time zone: Central Standard Time (UTC-06)
- Extreme points of Belize
- High: Doyle's Delight 1,124 m (3,688 ft)
- Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 516 km
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
Guatemala 266 km
Mexico 250 km
- Coastline: 386 km
- Population of Belize: 301,270 (2008) - 174th most populous country
- Area of Belize: 22,966 square kilometres (8,867 sq mi) - 150th largest country
- Atlas of Belize
Environment of Belize
- Climate of Belize
- Environmental issues in Belize
- Geology of Belize
- Protected areas of Belize
- Biosphere reserves in Belize
- National parks of Belize
- Renewable energy in Belize
- Wildlife of Belize
- Fauna of Belize
- Birds of Belize
- Mammals of Belize
- Flora of Belize
- Fauna of Belize
Natural geographic features of Belize
- Atoll
- Barrier reef
- Fjords of Belize
- Glaciers of Belize
- Islands of Belize
- Lakes of Belize
- Mountains of Belize
- Volcanoes in Belize
- Rivers of Belize
- Waterfalls of Belize
- Submarine sinkhole
- Valleys of Belize
- World Heritage Sites in Belize
Regions of Belize
Regions of Belize
Ecoregions of Belize
List of ecoregions in Belize
Administrative divisions of Belize
Administrative divisions of Belize
- Districts of Belize
- Constituencies of Belize
Districts of Belize
Districts of Belize
- Belize
- Cayo
- Corozal
- Orange Walk
- Stann Creek
- Toledo
Constituencies of Belize
The constituencies of Belize by District:
- Belize District:
- Albert
- Belize Rural Central
- Belize Rural North
- Belize Rural South
- Caribbean Shores
- Collet
- Fort George
- Freetown
- Lake Independence
- Mesopotamia
- Pickstock
- Port Loyola
- Queen's Square
- Cayo District
- Belmopan
- Cayo Central
- Cayo North
- Cayo North East
- Cayo South
- Cayo West
- Corozal District
- Corozal Bay
- Corozal North
- Corozal South East
- Corozal South West
- Orange Walk District
- Orange Walk Central
- Orange Walk East
- Orange Walk North
- Orange Walk South
- Stann Creek District
- Dangriga
- Stann Creek West
- Toledo District
- Toledo East
- Toledo West
Municipalities of Belize
- Capital: Belmopan
- Cities: Cities of Belize
Demography of Belize
Demographics of Belize
Government and politics of Belize
Politics of Belize
- Capital of Belize: Belmopan
- Elections in Belize
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic monarchy
- Political parties in Belize
Branches of government
Government of Belize
Executive branch of the government of Belize
- Cabinet of Belize
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Belize, Johnny Briceño
- Head of state: Monarch of Belize, Charles III
- His Majesty's representative: Governor-General of Belize, Froyla Tzalam
Legislative branch of the government of Belize
- National Assembly of Belize (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Belize
- Lower house: House of Representatives of Belize
Judicial branch of the government of Belize
Court system of Belize
- Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
- Supreme Court of Belize
- Magistrates' Court of Belize
- Supreme Court of Belize
Foreign relations of Belize
Foreign relations of Belize
- Diplomatic missions in Belize
- Diplomatic missions of Belize
International organization membership
Belize is a member of:[1]
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Law and order in Belize
Law of Belize
- Constitution of Belize
- Crime in Belize
- Human rights in Belize
- Freedom of religion in Belize
- LGBT rights in Belize
- Law enforcement in Belize
Military of Belize
Military of Belize
- Command
- Commander-in-chief
- Ministry of Defence of Belize
- Commander-in-chief
- Forces
- Air Force of Belize
- Army of Belize
- Navy of Belize
- Special forces of Belize
- Military history of Belize
- Military ranks of Belize
Local government in Belize
Local government in Belize
History of Belize
History of Belize
- Current events of Belize
- Military history of Belize
- Timeline of the history of Belize
Culture of Belize
Culture of Belize
- Architecture of Belize
- Cuisine of Belize
- Festivals in Belize
- Languages of Belize
- Media in Belize
- Newspapers
- Radio stations
- Television stations
- National symbols of Belize
- Coat of arms of Belize
- Flag of Belize
- National Anthem: "Land of the Free"
- People of Belize
- Belizean Creole people
- Prostitution in Belize
- Public holidays in Belize
- Records of Belize
- Religion in Belize
- Buddhism in Belize
- Christianity in Belize
- Catholic Church in Belize
- Hinduism in Belize
- Islam in Belize
- Judaism in Belize
- Sikhism in Belize
- World Heritage Sites in Belize
Art in Belize
- Art in Belize
- Cinema of Belize
- Literature of Belize
- Music of Belize
- Theatre in Belize
Sports in Belize
Sports in Belize
- Belize at the Olympics
- Football in Belize
Economy and infrastructure of Belize
Economy of Belize
- Belize Stock Exchange
- Central Bank of Belize
- Communications in Belize
- Internet in Belize
- Companies of Belize
- Currency of Belize: Dollar
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 163rd (one hundred and sixty third)
- Energy in Belize
- Tourism in Belize
- Visa policy of Belize
- Transport in Belize
- Airports in Belize
- Ports of Belize
- Rail transport in Belize
- Roads in Belize
Education in Belize
Education in Belize
Health
Healthcare in Belize
See also
Belize
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- All pages with titles containing Belize
- All pages with titles containing Belizean
- Index of Belize-related articles
- List of Belize-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Central America
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
References
- ↑ "Belize". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/belize/.
External links
- [1]
- Belize information on globalEDGE
- Belize National Emergency Management Organization - Official governmental site
- Belize Tourism Board - Official Tourism site
- Belize. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Encyclopædia Britannica Belize's Country Page
- Government of Belize - Official governmental site
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