blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland

Belize

British Honduras

Belizean(s) (noun) 0 (adjective)

Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)

Belmopan

parliamentary democracy

301,270 ranked 180, (data 2008)

only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean. The lowest point is Caribbean Sea 0 m.

Coastline 386 km.

516km, Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 250 km.

6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo

21 September 1981 (from UK)