Belgium

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Kingdom of Belgium


Official flag	Official Coat of Arms

National information

National motto:

Strength lies in unity

National anthem:

The Brabançonne

About the people

Official languages:

Dutch, French, German

Population:
(# of people)

Total: 10,445,852
(ranked #n/a)
Density: 342 per km²

Geography / Places

Here is the country on a map of the world.

Largest city:

Total: 30,528
(ranked #148)
Water: n/a km² (6.4%)

Politics / Government

Established:

Belgian Revolution (1830)

Leaders:

Albert II
Guy Verhofstadt

Economy / Money

Currency:
(Name of money)

Euro (€)

International information

Time zone:

+01:00

Telephone dialing code:

Internet domain:

.be

Belgium (België in Dutch, Belgique in French and Belgien in German) is a country in Europe. It is next to France, Luxembourg, Germany, and the Netherlands.

The capital city of Belgium is Brussels.

There are three departments in Belgium: Flanders (where the Flemings speak Dutch) in the northern half of Belgium, Wallonia (where the Walloons speak French and German) in the southern half, and the Brussels-Capital Region in the middle (where Dutch and French are spoken).

There is also a German-speaking community in Wallonia which lines the German border.

Belgium is famous for high quality chocolate.

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