Belgium is a sovereign state located in Europe[1]. It was established on October 4, 1830[2], and its capital is Brussels[3][4]. The country has an area of 31k and a population of 11.8M as of 2025[5].
Its official languages are Dutch, French, and German[6][3]. Belgium uses the euro as its currency. The country observes the time zones UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, and Central European Time[7].
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Geography
Location
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Things named for Belgium include Benelux[29], a political economic union[30], in Netherlands[31], founded in 1944[32], headquartered in Brussels[33]; Belgian waffle[34], a dish[35]; Belgians[36], a human population[37]; Belgium[38], a village of Wisconsin[39], in United States[40]; Belgique[41], an unincorporated community[42], in United States[43]; Belgium Township[44], a township of Minnesota[45], in United States[46]; Bélgica[47]; and 1052 Belgica[48].
Why It Matters
Belgium draws 46,547 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #41 of 197).[2] Belgium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Belgium is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Works attributed to Belgium include Invocation of the Vienna (Human Dimension) Mechanism on the Situation in Georgia[51], a document[52], written by Albania[53]. Entities named for Belgium include Benelux[29], a political economic union[30], in Netherlands[31], founded in 1944[32], headquartered in Brussels[33]; Belgian waffle[34], a dish[35]; Belgians[36], a human population[37]; Belgium[38], a village of Wisconsin[39], in United States[40]; Belgique[41], an unincorporated community[42], in United States[43]; and Belgium Township[44], a township of Minnesota[45], in United States[46].
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APA4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Belgium. Retrieved April 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/belgium
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