<Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> BZ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td>. bz </Td> </Tr> <P> Belize (/ bəˈliːz / (listen)), formerly British Honduras, is an independent Commonwealth realm on the eastern coast of Central America . Belize is bordered on the north by Mexico, on the south and west by Guatemala, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea . Its mainland is about 290 km (180 mi) long and 110 km (68 mi) wide . </P> <P> Belize has an area of 22,800 square kilometres (8,800 sq mi) and a population of 387,879 (2017). It has the lowest population density in Central America . The country's population growth rate of 1.87% per year (2015) is the second highest in the region and one of the highest in the Western Hemisphere . </P>

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