Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium

Koninkrijk België(Dutch)
Royaume de Belgique(French)
Königreich Belgien(German)


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto: Eendracht maakt macht  (Dutch)
L'union fait la force  (French)
Einigkeit macht stark  (German)
"Strength through Unity" (lit. "Unity makes strength")

Anthem: The "Brabançonne"
instrumental version:

Location of Belgium (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]

Capital Brussels
50°51′N4°21′E / 50.85°N 4.35°E / 50.85; 4.35

Largest metropolitan area Brussels

Official language(s) Dutch
French
German

Ethnic groups see Demographics

Demonym

Belgian

Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy^[1]

- King Albert II

- Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo

Legislature Federal Parliament

- Upper house Senate

- Lower house Chamber of Representatives

Independence

- Declared from the Netherlands 21 July 1831

- Recognised 19 April 1839

Area

- Total 30,528 km² (139th)
11,787 sq mi

- Water (%) 6.4

Population

- 2011 estimate 11,007,020^[2] (76th)

- 2001 census 10,296,350

- Density 354.7^[3]/km² (33rd)
918.6/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate

- Total $413.281 billion^[4] (30th)

- Per capita $37,736^[4] (20th)

GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate

- Total $513.396 billion^[4] (21st)

- Per capita $46,878^[4] (16th)

Gini (2005) 28^[2] (low)

HDI (2011) 0.886^[5] (very high) (18th)

Currency Euro (€)¹ (EUR)

Time zone CET(UTC+1)

- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Drives on the right

ISO 3166 code

Internet TLD .be²

Calling code

¹ Before 1999: Belgian franc (BEF).

² The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

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Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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