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    Belize

    Belize is located in Central America. Below you can see where Belize sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Belmopan.

    Where Belize is located
    Outline of Belize
    Political map of Belize and neighboring countries
    Political map: Belize and its neighbors
    Reference map of Belize (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Belize (CIA World Factbook)By United States Central Intelligence Agency · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Belize
    Location map of BelizeBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Belize on the globe
    Belize on the globeBy TUBS · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Belize
    First-level administrative divisions of Belize

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    Administrative divisions of Belize

    Belize is divided into 6 districts.

    Show all 6 districts
    • Belize
    • Cayo
    • Corozal
    • Orange Walk
    • Stann Creek
    • Toledo

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Belize?

    Belize lies in Central America. Its geographic centre is at about 17.19° N, 88.50° W, and the capital, Belmopan, is at 17.25° N, 88.77° W.

    With 22,966 km², it is the 24th-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — about 389 times the size of Manhattan (59 km²).

    Belize lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Mexico, Guatemala.

    Geography of Belize

    Continent
    Americas
    Region
    Central America
    Area
    22,966 km²
    Geographic centre
    17.19° N, 88.50° W
    Capital (Belmopan)
    17.25° N, 88.77° W
    Size rank in the Americas
    24 of 35
    Highest point
    Doyle's Delight (1,124 m)
    Land borders
    2

    Bordering countries: Mexico, Guatemala.