Belize

• World Health Organization has recently certified Belize as malaria-free.

ABOUT BELIZE

• It is located on the northeast coast of Central America and south of the Yucatán Peninsula.
• It has a land of mountains, swamps, and tropical jungle.
• It is bounded by Mexico to the north, Guatemala to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.
• The Northern half of country has limestone lowlands and swamps less than 200 feet (60 metres) above sea level whereas the southern half has Maya Mountains, a plateau of igneous rock cut by erosion into hills and valleys
• Belize Barrier Reef is the second-largest barrier reef in the world.
  • The reef reserve system was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.