Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is the titular head of state. The country has 230,000 people which is a population much less than it's neighbors, Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras. It has the world's second longest barrier reef and fantastic water for diving, fishing, sailing and windsailing.
Most travelers enter by plane in Belize City.
From Mexico, Chan Chen, the most northerly city in Belize, is the main point of entry. San Ignacio which is west of the capital city of Belmopan is the portal of entry by land to Guatemala. Click map to see larger version. To the south, Honduras may be reached by ship across the Gulf of Honduras from Punta Gorda and by plane, often from Placencia or Belize City. Visitors arriving by yacht often stop at San Pedro on Ambergris Caye either arriving or departing.