Belgium
Brussels · Western Europe
Belgium is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Brussels, the official currency is the Euro, and the main language is Dutch.
With a population of roughly 11.7 million people spread over 30,528 km², Belgium is the 80th most populous country in the world and the 136th largest by area. That works out at about 383 people per square kilometre.
Belgium shares land borders with France, Luxembourg, Germany and Netherlands — 4 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent. The highest point in the country is Signal de Botrange, at 694 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Lesotho, while its population is closest to that of Haiti.
- Capital
- Brussels
- Region
- Western Europe
- Population
- 11,700,000
- Area
- 30,528 km²
- Currency
- Euro
- Main language
- Dutch
- Highest point
- Signal de Botrange
694 m - Land borders
- 4
Belgium: things worth knowing
- Belgium has three official languages — Dutch, French and German — and a federal structure built around that divide.
- Brussels hosts the headquarters of both the European Union and NATO.
- The port of Antwerp is one of the largest in Europe and handles a substantial share of the continent's chemical trade.
Belgium in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. Belgium ranks 11th among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.