Belize is a member state of the East Caribbean Federation, located on the Caribbean coast of northern Central America. It shares a border with Guatemala to the south, Mexico to the west and Yucatan to the north. Its closest neighbours in the ECF are the Cayman Islands, located over 500 km to the east. The nation is 22,966 sq km in size, and hosts a population of over three hundred thousand citizens. Its capital is located at Belmopan.