Belize Belize borders Mexico on the north, Guatemala on the west, and the Caribbean Sea on the east, with an area of 22,960 square kilometers (8,867 square miles). As of 2003, it had 266,440 inhabitants of diverse ethnicities. Its sociocultural...

CAPITAL: Belmopan FLAG: The national flag consists of the Belize coat of arms on a white disk centered in a blue rectangular field with a narrow red stripe at the top and the bottom. ANTHEM: Land of the Free. MONETARY UNIT: The Belize dollar (B$),...

Belize POPULATION 262,999 ROMAN CATHOLICISM 49.6 percent PROTESTANTISM 27.0 percent OTHER 14.0 percent NONRELIGIOUS 9.4 percent Country Overview Introduction Belize, known as British Honduras until 1973, is located on the Caribbean coast of the...

Belize (pronounced /bəˈliːz/) is the only officially English speaking country in Central America. Belize was a British colony for more than a century and was known as British Honduras until 1973. It became an independent nation within The...

A full moon floated above the Caribbean Sea, and the sand flies attacked as we donned our snorkeling gear, turned on our underwater flashlights, and slipped into the 80-degree water. It was our last night in Belize, and my 22-year-old daughter and I...

Highlights and Key Issues * Revised data show that growth rebounded to around 5% last year despite the sharp fiscal tightening required to correct unsustainable debt and current account positions. But further public spending restraint will slow growth to under 3.5% this year...

A man convicted in a scheme to ship cocaine to the United States in the shoes of young people recruited as couriers was sentenced Friday to 17 years in federal prison.Duane Seawell, 34, a native of Belize, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Graham...

Tens of thousands of tourists fled the beaches of the Mayan Riviera on Monday as monstrous Hurricane Dean roared toward the ancient ruins and modern oil installations of the Yucatan Peninsula. Mexico's state oil company, Petroleos de Mexico, said it was evacuating all of its...

Compares the nations Mexico and Belize. Examines geography, language, infrastructure and history of independence.