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Belize
- Location
Location Description
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea to the east and Mexico to the north
- Continent
- North America
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country has a royal blue field with a thin red horizontal band at the top and bottom of the field and the national coat of arms in the center.
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Languages
- Belizean Creole, English, Spanish
- Currency
- (dollar)
- Size
- 8,867 sq mi (22,966 sq km) — 153rd largest
- Total Population
- 417,634 people — 177th largest
- Population Density
- 47.1 people per sq mi (18.2 people per sq km) — 208th largest
- Fun Fact
- Home of the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the world's first nature reserve for jaguars (founded in 1990)