Kingdom of Belgium
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Motto: "Eendracht maakt macht" (Dutch)"L'union fait la force" (French)"Einigkeit macht stark" (German) |
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Capital | Brussels 50°51′N4°21′E / 50.850°N 4.350°E / 50.850; 4.350 |
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Largest city | Brussels |
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Official languages | Dutch French German |
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Religion | |
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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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Independence |
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• Declared | 4 October 1830 |
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| 19 April 1839 |
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Area |
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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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Population |
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• 2020 estimate | 11,492,641 [5] (81st) |
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• Density | 376/km2 (973.8/sq mi) (22nd) |
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GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $550 billion[6] (38th) |
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• Per capita | $48,224[6] (20th) |
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GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $533 billion[6] (23rd) |
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• Per capita | $46,724[6] (17th) |
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Gini (2018) | 25.6[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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| Note: Although Belgium is located in Western European Time/UTC (Z) zone, since 25 February 1940, upon WW2 German occupation, Central European Time/UTC+01:00 was enforced as standard time,[9] with a +0:42:30 offset (and +1:42:30 during DST) from Brussels LMT (UTC+0:17:30). |
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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.[10]
- The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.
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