What is the official language of Belize?
AnswerEnglish
Belize is the only Central American country with English as its official language.
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Belize facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about Belize, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What is Belize's Great Blue Hole?
AnswerA giant underwater sinkhole
The Great Blue Hole is a large, round marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize.
Going deeper
Before 1973, Belize was known by what name?
AnswerBritish Honduras
The colony of British Honduras was renamed Belize in 1973.
What is Belize's national animal?
AnswerBaird's tapir
The Baird's tapir, locally called the mountain cow, is the national animal of Belize.
Which two countries border Belize by land?
AnswerMexico and Guatemala
Belize borders Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the west and south.
Expert level
In what year did Belize gain independence from Britain?
Answer1981
Belize became independent on 21 September 1981.
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize was the world's first reserve created for which animal?
AnswerJaguar
Cockscomb Basin was established in the 1980s as the world's first jaguar preserve.
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