Belize

Key facts

Which countries border Belize?2

• Guatemala
• Mexico

Belize in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Belize is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 36 clues from the pool that are true of Belize, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name contains the letter “Z”1 of 15
• Its name begins with “B”1 of 17
• Has a coastline on the Caribbean Sea1 of 20
• Is in North America1 of 23
• Its capital city's name begins with “B”1 of 25
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Borders exactly two countries1 of 28
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
• Is in the Americas1 of 35
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has a monarch as head of state1 of 42
• Every country it borders has a higher peak than it does1 of 46
• Borders a country spanning more time zones than it does1 of 48
• Lies entirely in the western hemisphere1 of 49
• Every country it borders is larger than it1 of 51
• Shares no official language with any of its neighbours1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Borders a country more than ten times its size1 of 59
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Borders a country of more than 100 million people1 of 66
• Every country it borders has a coastline1 of 67
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Has fewer people than Ireland1 of 74
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Is smaller than Portugal1 of 86
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Is smaller than Iceland1 of 89
• Lies entirely within the tropics1 of 90
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144

Common questions about Belize

Which countries border Belize?

Belize shares a land border with 2 countries: Guatemala and Mexico.

What is the capital of Belize?

The capital of Belize is Belmopan, which is not its largest city.

Is Belize landlocked?

No. Belize has a coastline.

What language is spoken in Belize?

Belize has one official language, English.