Kingdom of Belgium |
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Motto: "Eendracht maakt macht" (Dutch)
"L'union fait la force" (French)
"Einigkeit macht stark" (German) |
Anthem:
"La Brabançonne"
(English: "The Brabantian")
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| Capital and largest city | Brussels
50°51′N4°21′E / 50.850°N 4.350°E / 50.850; 4.350 |
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| Official languages | Dutch
French
German |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | |
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| Government | Federalparliamentary
constitutional monarchy[2] |
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| Philippe |
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| Alexander De Croo |
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| Legislature | Federal Parliament |
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| Senate |
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| Chamber of Representatives |
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• Declared | 4 October 1830 |
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| 19 April 1839 |
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• Total | 30,689[3] km2 (11,849 sq mi) (136th) |
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• Water (%) | 0.71 (as of 2015)[4] |
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• 2020 estimate |  11,492,641[5] (82nd) |
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• Density | 376/km2 (973.8/sq mi) (22nd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $575,808,000,000[6] (36th) |
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• Per capita | $50,114[6] (18th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $503,416,000,000[6] (26th) |
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• Per capita | $43,814[6] (16th) |
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| Gini (2020) |  25.4[7]
low |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.919[8]
very high · 17th |
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| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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| UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +32 |
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| ISO 3166 code | BE |
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| Internet TLD | .be |
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- The flag's official proportions of 13:15 are rarely seen; proportions of 2:3 or similar are more common.
- The Brussels region is the de facto capital, but the City of Brussels municipality is the de jure capital.[9]
- The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.
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11,492,641
25.4
0.919