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Belize

Capital: Belmopan

• Belize is the only Central American country where English is the official language, and Belizean Creole, Spanish and Mayan languages are widely spoken.
• The Belize Barrier Reef is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the second-largest barrier reef in the world, after Australia's.
• The Maya civilization spread across present-day Belize around 1500 BC, and Caracol may have supported over 140,000 people.

Cities

• Belmopan
• Belize City
• San Ignacio