The term ITS CAPITAL IS BELMOPAN refers to the Central American country of Belize. Belize is a small nation located on the eastern coast of Central America, bordered by Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the south and west. Its capital city is Belmopan, which was founded in 1970 after the previous capital, Belize City, was destroyed by a hurricane. Belmopan is the smallest national capital in the Americas, with a population of just over 18, 000 people.