Belize is a small nation on the eastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean Sea bordered by Mexico to the northwest, Guatemala
to the west and south, and Honduras 75 km away (47 miles) across the Gulf of Honduras to the east. The country is a parliamentary democracy
and constitutional monarchy which recognizes Queen Elizabeth II as Sovereign. The name is shared by the Belize River, Belize's longest river,
and Belize City, the former capital and largest city. The only English-speaking country in Central America, Belize was a British colony for
more than a century and was known as British Honduras until 1973. It became an independent nation in 1981. Belize is a member of the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) and the Sistema de Integracion Centroamericana SICA and considers itself to be culturally both Caribbean and Central American.
Belize is the smallest (in terms of population) non-island sovereign state in the Americas.
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