Demographics (United Nations)

Population

398,000

Area

23,000 sq. km (8,900 sq. mi)

Population density

17/sq. km (45/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

2.07% (per 1,000: births 21, deaths 5)

Under 15 years

30%

Urban dwellers

46% (2.30% p.a.)

Capital city

Belmopan 23,000

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

44% Belize Kriol English, 29% Spanish, 6% Garifuna, 5% Kekchí, 4% Mopán Maya, plus 7 others

Peoples

36% Belizean Black; 2…