Belize
Central America
Updated 8 November 2026
Belize is a country in Central America with its capital in Belmopan. Its head of state is Charles III and its head of government is Johnny Briceño. On DiploMaps you can see Belize on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Head of state
- Charles IIIKing of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
- Head of government
- Johnny BriceñoPrime Minister of Belize since 2020
- Foreign minister
- Francis FonsecaBelizean statesman and diplomat
- Population
- 422.9 thousand (2025)
- Area
- 22,966 km²
- GDP
- $3.3 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Belize dollar (BZD)
- Official languages
- Belizean Creole, English, Spanish
- United Nations
- Member since 1981
- Region
- Central America · Americas
Belize and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $6.5 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $304.6 thousand
- Visa for UAE citizens
- Visa needed before travel
Memberships
- CARICOM
- Organization of American States
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- CELAC
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)