Belize

Country in Central America

Belize is a country in Central America, with its capital in Belmopan. About 422,924 people live there (2025), making it the 170th most populous of the 195 countries. At 22,966 km², it is the 147th largest country by area. It borders Guatemala and Mexico.

Belize at a glance

Capital: Belmopan
Population (2025): 422,924
Area: 22,966 km²
Density: 18 per km²
Official languages: Belizean Creole, English, Spanish
Currency: Belize dollar
People: Belizean
Calling code: +501
Internet domain: .bz
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Belize?

How Belize compares

Population rank

170th of 195

15th of 23 in North America

Size rank

147th of 195

12th of 23 in North America

Crowding

18 per km²

More crowded than 12% of countries

Similar in size: Djibouti (23,200 km²).
Similar population: Bahamas (403,033).
Belize is the only place that uses the Belize dollar.
Belizean Creole is not an official language anywhere else.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon and 52 more.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba and 14 more.

The flag of Belize

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Its outline

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How players do with Belize

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Belize so far, from 126 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

58% right

96th hardest of 176 · 103 answers

Its flag

48% right

7th hardest of 145 · 23 answers

Players find Belize on the map in 58% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Guatemala.
Players recognise the flag of Belize in 48% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Belize

Belize borders 2 countries: Guatemala and Mexico.

Quick quiz: Belize

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1. Which is the flag of Belize?
2. What is the capital of Belize?
3. Which of these borders Belize?

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Questions about Belize

Is Belize a country?

Yes. Belize is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Belize?

The capital of Belize is Belmopan.

Which countries border Belize?

Belize borders 2 countries: Guatemala and Mexico.

How many countries border Belize?

2. Belize shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is Belize?

Belize covers 22,966 km², about the same size as Djibouti (23,200 km²).

Is Belize hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Belize in 58% of 103 tries, 96th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Guatemala.

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