| Official name: | Belize, Belice (Spanish) |
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| Capital: | Belmopan |
| Size: | 22,965 km² |
| Population: | 230,000 |
| Borders: | Carribean Sea (east), Guatemala (south, west), Mexico (north, northwest) |
| Currency: | Belize Dollar |
| Official languages: | English, Spanish |
| Nationality / People: | A person of Belizian nationality is a Belizian. |
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Other interesting facts:
Belize was a British colony until 1962 and is now an independent nation within the Commonwealth.
The country's capital used to be Belize City. However, when Belize City was ravaged by a hurricane in 1961, Belmopan was built to be the new capital.