Belgium, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

Belgium is a country located in the Western Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Belgium


Belgium is located in	Western Europe Europe Continent
Member of	European Union since 1958 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1995 NATO since 1949
Belgium population	11 712 893 inhabitants (2023 UN data)
Belgium Area	30 510 Km² ( 18 958 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude	50° 50' N, 4° 00' E
Belgium Capital city	Brussels
Neighbouring countries	Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France.
Belgium Climate	temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Protestant,
Currency name & code	Euro (EUR)
Internet ccTLD	.be
Belgium calling code	32

3 regions;
Brussels-Capital Region,
also known as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch),
Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form),
Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form);
Flemish Region (Flanders),
also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form),
Vlaanderen (Dutch short form),
Region Flamande (French long form),
Flandre (French short form);
Walloon Region (Wallonia),
also known as Region Wallone (French long form),
Wallonie (French short form),
Waals Gewest (Dutch long form),
Wallonie (Dutch short form),
note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state,
there are now three levels of government (federal,
regional,
and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities;
the 2012 sixth state reform transferred additional competencies from the federal state to the regions and linguistic communities

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