Where is Belize? 🇧🇿

Belize is located in the Central America region at latitude 17.189877 and longitude -88.49765 and is part of the North American continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

17° 11' 23.56'' N
88° 29' 51.54'' W

You can see the location of Belize on the world map below:

Belize on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Belize (BZ) are:

Belize borders with the Caribbean Sea.

Country	Belize
Coordinates	Latitude: 17.189877 Longitude: -88.49765
Country Codes	Alpha 2: BZ Alpha 3: BLZ
Country Flag Emoji	🇧🇿
Int. Phone Prefix	+501
Capital city	Belmopan
Continent / Subcontinent	North America Central America
Country Area	22,966 sq km
Population 2024	417,072 World Rank: 174
Median Age	25.2
Life expectancy	73.6
Major languages	English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.3%, none 0.2% (cannot speak) (2010 est.)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC−06:00
Internet TLD	.bz
Biggest Airport	Philip Goldson International Airport (BZE)
Average temperature	25.35 °C 77.63 °F
Administrative Divisions	6 districts
Political system	Parliamentary democracy

World Bank Income Group	Upper middle income
World Bank Region	Latin America & Caribbean
Currency	Belize Dollar (BZD)
GDP in 2024	$3.2 (billions of USD) World Rank: 178
GDP per capita in 2024	$7,681 World Rank: 114
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	United States, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Brazil
Top 5 Export Countries	United States, Mexico, European Union, China, Taiwan