Outline of Belize

See also: Index of Belize-related articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Belize:

The Flag of Belize

The Coat of arms of Belize

The location of Belize

An enlargeable map of Belize

Belize – country located on the north-eastern coast of Central America and the only country in the area where English is the official language, although Kriol and Spanish are widely spoken. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages, and is the only nation in the region with a British colonial heritage as part of the Commonwealth Caribbean, though it also shares a common heritage with the Caribbean portions of other Central American countries.

General reference

A basic map of Belize

• Pronunciation: /bəˈliːz/ ^ⓘ
• Common name in English: Belize (etymology)
• Official name in English: Belize
• Common endonym(s): Belize
• Official endonym(s): Belize
• Demonym(s): Belizean
• International rankings
• ISO country codes: BZ, BLZ, 084
• ISO region codes: see ISO 3166-2:BZ
• Internet country code top-level domain: .bz

Geography of Belize

An enlargeable topographic map of Belize

Geography of Belize

• Belize is...
  • a country
    • a nation state
    • a Commonwealth realm
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Middle America
          • Central America
      • Western Caribbean Zone
  • Time zone: Central Standard Time (UTC-06)
  • Extreme points of Belize
    • High: Doyle's Delight 1,124 m (3,688 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 516 km

Guatemala 266 km

Mexico 250 km

• Coastline: 386 km

• Population of Belize: 301,270 (2008) - 174th most populous country
• Area of Belize: 22,966 square kilometres (8,867 sq mi) - 150th largest country
• Atlas of Belize

Environment of Belize

An enlargeable satellite image of Belize

• Climate of Belize
• Environmental issues in Belize
• Geology of Belize
• Protected areas of Belize
  • Biosphere reserves in Belize
  • National parks of Belize
• Renewable energy in Belize
• Wildlife of Belize
  • Fauna of Belize
    • Birds of Belize
    • Mammals of Belize
  • Flora of Belize

Natural geographic features of Belize

The Great Blue Hole, a giant submarine sinkhole near Belize City

• Atoll
• Barrier reef
• Fjords of Belize
• Glaciers of Belize
• Islands of Belize
• Lakes of Belize
• Mountains of Belize
  • Volcanoes in Belize
• Rivers of Belize
  • Waterfalls of Belize
• Submarine sinkhole
• Valleys of Belize
• World Heritage Sites in Belize

Regions of Belize

Regions of Belize

Ecoregions of Belize

List of ecoregions in Belize

Administrative divisions of Belize

Administrative divisions of Belize

• Districts of Belize
  • Constituencies of Belize

Districts of Belize

Districts of Belize

• Belize
• Cayo
• Corozal
• Orange Walk
• Stann Creek
• Toledo

Constituencies of Belize

The constituencies of Belize by District:

• Belize District:
  • Albert
  • Belize Rural Central
  • Belize Rural North
  • Belize Rural South
  • Caribbean Shores
  • Collet
  • Fort George
  • Freetown
  • Lake Independence
  • Mesopotamia
  • Pickstock
  • Port Loyola
  • Queen's Square
• Cayo District
  • Belmopan
  • Cayo Central
  • Cayo North
  • Cayo North East
  • Cayo South
  • Cayo West
• Corozal District
  • Corozal Bay
  • Corozal North
  • Corozal South East
  • Corozal South West
• Orange Walk District
  • Orange Walk Central
  • Orange Walk East
  • Orange Walk North
  • Orange Walk South
• Stann Creek District
  • Dangriga
  • Stann Creek West
• Toledo District
  • Toledo East
  • Toledo West

Municipalities of Belize

• Capital: Belmopan
• Cities: Cities of Belize

Demography of Belize

Demographics of Belize

Government and politics of Belize

Politics of Belize

• Capital of Belize: Belmopan
• Elections in Belize
• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic monarchy
• Political parties in Belize

Branches of government

Government of Belize

Executive branch of the government of Belize

• Cabinet of Belize
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Belize, Johnny Briceño
• Head of state: Monarch of Belize, Charles III
  • His Majesty's representative: Governor-General of Belize, Froyla Tzalam

Legislative branch of the government of Belize

• National Assembly of Belize (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Belize
  • Lower house: House of Representatives of Belize

Judicial branch of the government of Belize

Court system of Belize

• Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
  • Supreme Court of Belize
    • Magistrates' Court of Belize

Foreign relations of Belize

Foreign relations of Belize

• Diplomatic missions in Belize
• Diplomatic missions of Belize

International organization membership

Belize is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
• Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
• Central American Integration System (SICA)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICC)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)

• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Latin American Economic System (LAES)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Rio Group (RG)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Belize

Law of Belize

• Constitution of Belize
• Crime in Belize
• Human rights in Belize
  • Freedom of religion in Belize
  • LGBT rights in Belize
• Law enforcement in Belize

Military of Belize

Military of Belize

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    • Ministry of Defence of Belize
• Forces
  • Air Force of Belize
  • Army of Belize
  • Navy of Belize
  • Special forces of Belize
• Military history of Belize
• Military ranks of Belize

Local government in Belize

Local government in Belize

History of Belize

History of Belize

• Current events of Belize
• Military history of Belize
• Timeline of the history of Belize

Culture of Belize

The Bliss Institute in Belize City after its remodelation in 2003

Culture of Belize

• Architecture of Belize
• Cuisine of Belize
• Festivals in Belize
• Languages of Belize
• Media in Belize
  • Newspapers
  • Radio stations
  • Television stations
• National symbols of Belize
  • Coat of arms of Belize
  • Flag of Belize
  • National Anthem: "Land of the Free"
• People of Belize
  • Belizean Creole people
• Prostitution in Belize
• Public holidays in Belize
• Records of Belize
• Religion in Belize
  • Buddhism in Belize
  • Christianity in Belize
    • Catholic Church in Belize
  • Hinduism in Belize
  • Islam in Belize
  • Judaism in Belize
  • Sikhism in Belize
• World Heritage Sites in Belize

Art in Belize

• Art in Belize
• Cinema of Belize
• Literature of Belize
• Music of Belize
• Theatre in Belize

Sports in Belize

Sports in Belize

• Belize at the Olympics
• Football in Belize

Economy and infrastructure of Belize

The High Temple of Lamanai

Economy of Belize

• Belize Stock Exchange
• Central Bank of Belize
• Communications in Belize
  • Internet in Belize
• Companies of Belize
• Currency of Belize: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: BZD
• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 163rd (one hundred and sixty third)
• Energy in Belize
• Tourism in Belize
  • Visa policy of Belize
• Transport in Belize
  • Airports in Belize
  • Ports of Belize
  • Rail transport in Belize
  • Roads in Belize

Education in Belize

Education in Belize

• University of Belize

Health

Healthcare in Belize

See also

Belize

• All pages with titles beginning with Belize
• All pages with titles beginning with Belizean
• All pages with titles containing Belize
• All pages with titles containing Belizean
• Belize portal
• Index of Belize-related articles
• List of Belize-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Central America
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Belize

• Belize information on globalEDGE Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Belize National Emergency Management Organization - Official governmental site
• Belize Tourism Board - Official Tourism site
• Belize. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Encyclopædia Britannica Belize's Country Page
• Government of Belize - Official governmental site