Belize As a Malaria Free Country:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Belize as a malaria-free country.
- Belize 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 southern half of the country is dominated by the rugged Maya Mountains, a plateau of igneous rock cut by erosion into hills and valleys that stretch in a southwesterly to northeasterly direction.
- The northern half of the country consists of limestone lowlands and swamps less than 200 feet (60 metres) above sea level.
- Along the coast of this country, there is Belize Barrier Reef which is the second-largestbarrier reef in the world.
- The reef reserve system was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.
