Interesting Facts about Belize

Belize Interesting Facts

Belize, officially Belize, is a country in North America. Here are some interesting facts about Belize:

The flag of Belize was adopted on 21 September 1981, the day Belize became independent. It consists of the Coat of Arms on a blue field with red stripes at the top and bottom.

Belize is a tiny country in Central America that has a lot of interesting traditions and stories from the past.

Almost all Belizeans can read and most of them can speak three languages: English, Spanish, and Creole.

Out of all the countries in Central America, Belize ranks third in terms of per capita income.

Belize is filled with 450 islands called cayes.

Belize has very few people living in each square kilometer, only 15 people. This is the lowest compared to other countries in Central America.

Belmopan is the capital of Belize and its name comes from the union of two words: “Belize” and “Mopan”.

Belize has a special place called Cockscomb Basin Wildlife sanctuary where Jaguars can safely live. It's the only place like this in the whole world.

Belize has very loud monkeys called Black Howler Monkeys. They are one of the loudest animals in the world, ranking in the top 10.

Around 1 million tourists visit Belize annually.

There are more than 400 different kinds of fish that live in the waters of Belize.

It is bad luck in Belize to swim in the ocean or rivers on Good Friday.

It is impolite to greet Belizeans by name.

The currency of Belize is Belize dollar.

The rainforest contains over 500 species of orchid.

Mayan temple is the tallest building in Belize.

Second largest barrier reef takes place in Belize.

There are no skyscrapers in Belize.

Belize once was part of the United Kingdom.

The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize.