Belgium
Belgium is in Western Europe, with its capital at Brussels and an area of about 30,528 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Kingdom of Belgium
- Capital
- Brussels
- Region
- Europe · Western Europe
- Area
- 30,528 km²
- Languages
- German, French, Dutch
- Currencies
- Euro (EUR)
- Government
- Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Natural resources
- construction materials, silica sand, carbonates, arable land
- Industries
- engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, base metals, textiles, glass, petroleum
- Main exports
- refined petroleum, natural gas, vaccines, cars, packaged medicine
First-level divisions (11)
- Antwerp
- East Flanders
- Flemish Brabant
- Hainaut
- Liège
- Limburg
- Luxembourg
- Namur
- Walloon Brabant
- West Flanders
- Brussels Capital
Major cities
- Brussels (population 1,743,000)
- Antwerp (population 920,000)
- Liège (population 749,110)
- Ghent (population 444,336)
- Charleroi (population 345,367)
- Bruges (population 146,469)
- Namur (population 106,284)
- Mons (population 91,277)
- Hasselt (population 69,222)
- Arlon (population 26,179)