!!!Belize: Geography
||Location|Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
||Geographic Coordinates|17 15 N, 88 45 W[{GoogleMap location='17.25,-88.75' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''22,966 sq km\\''land: ''22,806 sq km\\''water: ''160 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__]
||Land boundaries|''total: ''542 km\\''border countries: ''Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 276 km
||Coastline|386 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Caribbean Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''Doyle's Delight 1,160 m
||Highest Mountains|
||Terrain|flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south
||Natural Hazards|frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south)
||Natural Resource|arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower
||Land Use|''arable land: ''3.27%\\''permanent crops: ''1.39%\\''other: ''95.34% (2011)
||Climate|tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
||Irrigated Land|30 sq km (2003)
||Renewable Water Resources|18.55 cu km (2011)
||Environment_CurrentIssues|deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; solid and sewage waste disposal
||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements
||Large Cities|Belize City; San Ignacio; Orange Walk; Belmopan; Dangriga\\ __[[Verified]__\\[Important Cities|Geography/America/Belize/Geography/Important_Cities]
||Geography-note|only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean