Maps

Belize, once called British Honduras, is a parliamentary democracy who received its independence from Great Britain in 1981, and although the official language is English, over half of the citizens are fluent in Spanish. The country is located between Mexico and Guatemala, and is 180 miles long by 68 miles wide. There is a total population of 385,854, broken up into five regions: Northern Belize; Belize District; Cayo, which contains their capital, Belmopan; Stan Creek; and Toledo (Belize)

Figure 1: Location of Belize

Figure 2: Map of Belize when it was still under British rule as British Honduras

Figure 3: Political map of Belize showing the five different regions of the country

Figure 4: Physical map of Belize