Belize
Jaguars, Maya temples and the Great Blue Hole
Passport card
Belize
Belize
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Continent
- North America
- Currency
- Belize dollar
- Languages
- English
- People
- About 4.2 lakh
- Size
- About 22,966 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Johnny Briceño
- Free since
- 21 September 1981
- Time
- 11½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 am in Belmopan
⭐ Belize's Cockscomb Basin was the world's first reserve for jaguars.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Belize
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Belize
Turn the globe with your finger. Belize has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Belize and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 140 times the size of Belize.
- PeopleIndia has about 3,500 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 4.2 lakh in Belize.
- DistanceBelmopan is about 14,700 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBelize is 11½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 am in Belmopan.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Belize, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Belize
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Belize's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Belize back on the map
Belize and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Belize worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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