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Belize
Belize
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "Sub Umbra Floreo" (Latin); "Under the shade I flourish"
	Anthem: "Land of the Free";
ISO 3166 code	BZ

The Belize Portal

Belize (/bɪˈliːz, bɛ-/ ^ⓘ, bih-LEEZ, beh-; Belize Kriol English: Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a water boundary with Honduras to the southeast.

The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about 1200. European contact began in 1502–04 when Christopher Columbus sailed along the Gulf of Honduras. European exploration was begun by English settlers in 1638. Spain and Britain both laid claim to the land until Britain defeated the Spanish in the Battle of St. George's Caye (1798). It became a British colony in 1840, and a Crown colony in 1862. Belize achieved its independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981. It is the only mainland Central American country which is a Commonwealth realm, with King Charles III as its monarch and head of state, represented by a governor-general. (Full article...)

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Belize is a small Central American nation, located at 17°15' north of the equator and 88°45' west of the Prime Meridian on the Yucatán Peninsula. It borders the Caribbean Sea to the east, with 386 km of coastline. It has a total of 542 km of land borders—Mexico to the north-northwest (272 km) and Guatemala to the south-southwest (266 km). Belize's total size is 22,966 km² (8,867 sq mi), of which 22,806 km² (8,805 sq mi) is land and 160 km² (62 sq mi) is water. (Full article...)

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Image 1Caye Caulker is located in the beautiful world heritage Belize Barrier Reef
Image 2Aerial view of Corozal Town
Image 3San Pedro Beach in Ambergris Caye, Belize, 2007
Image 4An aerial view of Belize City
Image 5A view of Orange Walk Town
Image 6A view of New River, Belize
Image 7A satellite image of Belize, March 2002
Image 8An aerial view of Caye Caulker
Image 9A collage of San Pedro, Belize
Image 10The New River near its estuary into the Caribbean Sea (Corozal District, Belize)
Image 11A view at Laughing Bird Caye

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The following are images from various Belize-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Big Rock Falls in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. (from List of protected areas of Belize)
Image 2Sarstoon Kekchi Mayan village (from History of Belize)
Image 3The "Split" at Caye Caulker, Caused by Hurricane Hattie in 1961 (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 4St. Herman's Cave in St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park. (from List of protected areas of Belize)
Image 5Thousand Foot Falls actually stand at about 1,600 feet high. It is the highest waterfall in Central America. (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 6The flag of British Honduras. (from History of Belize)
Image 7Coral patch in the Hol Chan Marine Reserve. (from List of protected areas of Belize)
Image 8St. John's Cathedral (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 9St. Herman's Cave in St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park. (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 10Barton Creek Cave (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 11Maya Beach, Placencia (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 12Big Rock Falls in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 13High Temple at Lamanai (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 14Maya fisherwomen in British Honduras, beginning of the 20th century. (from History of Belize)
Image 15Wilderness scene in the Bladen Nature Reserve. (from List of protected areas of Belize)
Image 16Rio Frio Cave (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 17Men working in the mahogany industry, around 1930. (from History of Belize)
Image 18Belize electricity supply by source (from Economy of Belize)
Image 19Coral patch in the Hol Chan Marine Reserve. (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 20Half Moon Caye (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 21High Temple at Altun Ha (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 22Overlooking the Caracol ruins, the most extensive archaeological site in the country. (from List of protected areas of Belize)
Image 231831 map of Belize by Daniel Lizars (from History of Belize)
Image 24Beachront of Ramon's Village, San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 25Zip-lining in the jungles of Belize (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 26Riot police and protesters during the unrest in 2005. (from History of Belize)
Image 27Sapodilla Cayes (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 28Almond Beach, Hopkins (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 291790 map of territory conceded by Spain to British settlers for cutting timber. (from History of Belize)
Image 30Sarteneja (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 31Little Guana Caye plays host to the largest colony of reddish egrets in the Caribbean. (from List of protected areas of Belize)
Image 32San Antonio Falls (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 33The Great Blue Hole is one of the most recognisable natural features in Belize. (from List of protected areas of Belize)
Image 34The flag of Belize, originally adopted in 1922. (from History of Belize)
Image 35The Great Blue Hole is a prime ecotourism destination. A World Heritage Site, ranked among the top 10 nominees for the world's New 7 Wonders of Nature. (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 36Overlooking the Caracol ruins, the most extensive archaeological site in the country. (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 37Biodiversity is an asset for ecotourism. A red-lored amazon (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 38Che Chem Ha Cave (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 39Wilderness scene in the Bladen Nature Reserve. (from Tourism in Belize)
Image 40Map of Belize's exclusive economic zone (from Geography of Belize)
Image 41Köppen climate classification zones of Belize. (from Geography of Belize)
Image 42The Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Belize. (from Geography of Belize)