Originally, Belize was a crown colony of Great Britain named British Honduras when license plates were first issued. In 1964 British Honduras was granted self government, and then in 1973 the country was renamed Belize. The 1973 license plates were the first to have the name Belize on them. Full independence from Great Britain took plate on 21 September 1981.[3][circular reference] The initials "C.A." on the plates stand for "Central America."
There are also several cities that have their own codes. These are shown in the table below. Because they are known as the "Twin Towns" the codes for San Ignatio and Santa Elena both appear on the same license plate.