Belize
Motto:
Anthem:
Location of  Belize  (dark green) in the Americas
Capital	Belmopan 17°15′N 88°46′W / 17.250°N 88.767°W / 17.250; -88.767
Official languages	English
Ethnic groups (2010)	52.9% Mestizo 25.9% Creole (Afrodescendant) 11.3% Maya 6.1% Garifuna 4.8% European 3.9% East Indian 1.0% Chinese 1.2% Other 0.3% Unknown
Religion (2010)	63.8% Christianity 25.5% No religion 10.1% Others 0.6% Undeclared
Demonym(s)	Belizean
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor-General	Froyla Tzalam
• Prime Minister	Johnny Briceño
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence  from the United Kingdom
• Self-governance	January 1964
• Independence	21 September 1981
• Republic	21 September 2021
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (147th)
• Water (%)	0.8
Population
• 2020 estimate	419,199 (176th)
• 2010 census	324,528
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (169th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$3.484 billion
• Per capita	$9,576
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$1.987 billion
• Per capita	$4,890
Gini (2013)	53.1 high
HDI (2019)	0.716 high · 110th
Currency	Belize dollar (BZD)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST (GMT-6))
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+501
ISO 3166 code	BZ
Internet TLD	.bz

Belize (/bəˈliːz/ ( listen)) is a country in Central America. It used to be called British Honduras, but changed its name in 1973. Long before that it was part of the Mayan Empire. Belize is the only English-speaking country in Central America.

Some people in Belize speak Spanish or Kriol, but English is the official language and the most commonly spoken. This is because Belize is a former colony of the United Kingdom, while its neighbors were once colonies of Spain. Many people speak two languages. Belize is a melting pot of cultures.