Belize is a constitutional monarchy associated with the British Commonwealth, it was the former British colony of British Honduras, the country is situated in Central America, bordered to the north by Mexico, to the west and south by Guatemala and whased to the east by the Caribbean Sea.

The most important city is Belize City, a major port and commercial center, but the capital is Belmopan located inside the country. Its territory is mostly flat, the coast is marshy, with lagoons and coral islands facing it (Turneffe Islands, Ambergris Cay) and a long reef; only towards south rises a mountain range, the Maya mountains, that with Doyle's Delight (1,124 metres) reach the maximum height of the country.

The main rivers are the Belize river, the Hondo river, which marks the border with Mexico, and the Sarstoon river, which marks the border with Guatemala.