BZ

Geography & Places abbreviation · Country Code

BZ
Stands forBelize
CategoriesGeography & Places

BZ stands for Belize, a country code abbreviation.

Belize, the only Central American country with English as its official language, moved its capital to Belmopan after a 1961 hurricane devastated Belize City. The .bz domain is sometimes marketed as short for business; alpha-3 is BLZ.

Example: Divers heading to the Great Blue Hole fly into Belize City, BZ.

Usage notes

The Belize Barrier Reef is the second-largest barrier reef in the world. Belize was known as British Honduras until 1973.

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