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 Flag description 
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          
 
 Belize 
 Capital: 
Belmopan
 Administrative
 divisions: 
6 districts: Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, and Toledo.
 Population: 
294,385 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
17° 15' N, 88° 45' W
 Area total: 
22,966 sq. km
 Land area: 
22,806 sq. km
 Water area: 
160 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
516 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 250 km
 Coastline: 
386 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Caribbean Sea 0 m - Victoria Peak 1,160 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.bz
 Currency: 
Belizean dollar (BZD)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Belize
 Former name: 
British Honduras
 Independence: 
21 September 1981 (from UK)
 Constitution: 
21 September 1981
 Government
 type: 
parliamentary democracy
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 21 September (1981)
 
          Belize          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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