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Police in Belize investigate tequila in deaths of 3 Massachusetts women • Mar. 10, 2025, 3:23 PM ET (CBS)
Police in Belize investigating tequila in death of three Revere women • Mar. 10, 2025, 1:25 PM ET (CBS)
Man’s body exhumed and decapitated in Belize • Mar. 8, 2025, 1:21 AM ET (The Gleaner)
Police in Belize say plane carrying illegal drugs deliberately set on fire • Mar. 4, 2025, 1:41 PM ET (The Gleaner)
More details release in deaths of 3 American women in Belize • Feb. 28, 2025, 1:50 AM ET (USA Today)

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Also Known As Belice • British Honduras
Head Of Government Prime Minister: John Briceño
Capital Belmopan
Population (2025 est.) 417,300
Head Of State British Monarch: King Charles III, represented by Governor-General: Froyla Tzalam
Form Of Government constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses (Senate [121, 2]; House of Representatives [312])
Official Language English
Official Religion none
Official Name Belize
Total Area (Sq Km) 22,965
Total Area (Sq Mi) 8,867
Monetary Unit Belize dollar (BZ$)
Population Rank (2023) 177
Population Projection 2030 491,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 47.1
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 18.2
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2022) 44.6% • Rural: (2022) 55.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 74.2 years • Female: (2022) 77.5 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2001) 80% • Female: (2001) 81%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 2,955
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 7,190
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