. A constitutional monarchy on the Caribbean coast of
Central America, Belize was once known as British Honduras. The name Belize,
officially adopted in 1973, comes from a Mayan word that means "muddy
water." The former British colony has an area of 8,867 square miles (22,965
square kilometers) and is only about 68 miles (109 kilometers) across at its
greatest width. Belize is bordered by Mexico on the north and by Guatemala on
the south and west.
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