located_in Central America Belize A country in Central America. It is the only officially English speaking country in the region. Belize was a British colony for more than a century and was known as British Honduras until 1973. It became an independent nation within The Commonwealth in 1981. Belize is divided into 6 districts, which are further divided into 31 constituencies. British Honduras GAZ GAZ:00002934 GAZ:00002934 ISO3166-1:084 ISO3166-1:BLZ ISO3166-1:BZ ISO3166-2:BZ Central America Belize A country in Central America. It is the only officially English speaking country in the region. Belize was a British colony for more than a century and was known as British Honduras until 1973. It became an independent nation within The Commonwealth in 1981. Belize is divided into 6 districts, which are further divided into 31 constituencies. British Honduras GAZ GAZ:00002934 GAZ:00002934 ISO3166-1:084 ISO3166-1:BLZ ISO3166-1:BZ ISO3166-2:BZ