België

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) "Unity makes Strength"
Anthem: "La Brabançonne"
Location of  Belgium  (dark green) – in Europe  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)
Capital and largest city	Brussels 50°51′N 4°21′E / 50.850°N 4.350°E / 50.850; 4.350
Official languages	Dutch French German
Ethnic groups	see Demographics
Religion (2015)	60.7% Christianity 32.0% No religion 5.2% Islam 2.1% Other religions
Demonym	Belgian
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Philippe
• Prime Minister	Charles Michel
Legislature	Federal Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Representatives
Independence (from the Netherlands)
• Declared	4 October 1830
• Recognised	19 April 1839
Area
• Total	30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) (136th)
• Water (%)	6.4
Population
• 1 January 2017 census	11,303,528 (75th)
• Density	370.3/km2 (959.1/sq mi) (36th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$508.598 billion (38th)
• Per capita	$44,881 (20th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$470.179 billion (23rd)
• Per capita	$41,491 (17th)
Gini (2011)	26.3 low
HDI (2014)	0.890 very high · 21st
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+32
ISO 3166 code	BE
Internet TLD	.be
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. The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

Coordinates: 50°50′N 4°00′E / 50.833°N 4.000°E / 50.833; 4.000

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

Belgium (/ˈbɛldʒəm/ ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and the North Sea. It is a small, densely populated country which covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups: the Dutch-speaking, mostly Flemish community, which constitutes about 59 percent of the population, and the French-speaking, mostly Walloon population, which comprises about 40 percent of all Belgians. Additionally, there is a small ~1 percent group of German speakers who live in the East Cantons.