Location: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico.
Area: total: 22,966 sq km ; land: 22,806 sq km ; water: 160 sq km.
Natural resources: Arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower.
Population: 360,346 (July 2017 est.).
Capital: Belmopan 23,000 (2018).
Time Zone: CST (UTC−6).
Languages: English (official), Spanish, Creole, Maya.
Government type: Parliamentary democracy (National Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm.
Legal system: English common law.
International organization participation: ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO.
Economy: Tourism is the number one foreign exchange earner in this small economy, followed by exports of sugar, bananas, citrus, marine products, and crude oil.
Currency: Belizean dollar (BZD).