Belgium

country in western Europe
Country sovereign_state Q31
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Climate
temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Terrain
flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast
Natural resources
construction materials, silica sand, carbonates, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 2.3%, other Christian, 2.8%, Muslim 6.8%, other 1.7%, atheist 9.1%, nonbeliever/agnostic 20.2% (2018 est.)
Government
Government type
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Independence
4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)
National holiday
Belgian National Day (ascension to the throne of King LEOPOLD I), 21 July (1831)
Legal system
civil law system based on the French Civil Code; judicial review of legislative acts
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$749.229 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$63,100 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
1% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.1% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
5.5% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
France 20%, Netherlands 15%, Germany 14%, Italy 6%, USA 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
Netherlands 20%, Germany 13%, France 11%, USA 7%, Ireland 4% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Belgium

Summary

Belgium is a sovereign state[1]. Belgium draws 124,429 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #41 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Belgium was a member of European Union[3].
  • Belgium was a member of United Nations[4].
  • Belgium was a member of NATO[5].
  • Belgium was a member of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development[6].
  • Belgium is in the country of Belgium[7].
  • Belgium is on the body of water North Sea[8].
  • Belgium's head of government is recorded as Bart De Wever[9].
  • Belgium is on the continent of Europe[10].
  • Belgium's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[11].
  • Belgium's instance of is recorded as country[12].
  • Belgium's instance of is recorded as realm[13].
  • Belgium's head of state is recorded as Philippe of Belgium[14].
  • Belgium's capital is recorded as Brussels[15].
  • Belgium's official language is recorded as Dutch[16].
  • Belgium's official language is recorded as French[17].
  • Belgium's official language is recorded as German[18].
  • Belgium's currency is recorded as euro[19].
  • Belgium's shares border with is recorded as Germany[20].
  • Belgium's shares border with is recorded as Luxembourg[21].
  • Belgium's shares border with is recorded as France[22].
  • Belgium's shares border with is recorded as Netherlands[23].
  • Belgium's shares border with is recorded as Nazi Germany[24].
  • Belgium's shares border with is recorded as United Kingdom[25].
  • Belgium's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .be[26].
  • Belgium's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .eu[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Belgium include Benelux[28], a political economic union[29], in Netherlands[30], founded in 1944[31], headquartered in Brussels[32]; Belgians[33], a human population[34]; Belgian waffle[35], a dish[36]; Belgium[37], a village of Wisconsin[38], in United States[39]; Belgique[40], an unincorporated community[41], in United States[42]; 1052 Belgica[43], an asteroid[44]; Belgium Township[45]; and Bélgica[46].

Why It Matters

Belgium draws 124,429 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.[47] Belgium is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Works attributed to Belgium include Invocation of the Vienna (Human Dimension) Mechanism on the Situation in Georgia[49], a document[50], written by Albania[51]. Entities named for Belgium include Benelux[28], a political economic union[29], in Netherlands[30], founded in 1944[31], headquartered in Brussels[32]; Belgians[33], a human population[34]; Belgian waffle[35], a dish[36]; Belgium[37], a village of Wisconsin[38], in United States[39]; Belgique[40], an unincorporated community[41], in United States[42]; and 1052 Belgica[43], an asteroid[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Tymewalk · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → gta:Belgium, belgium:Belgium, europe:Belgium +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: marvel:Belgium, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323674474|Belgium (#323674474)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8466|Marvel Database a"
  2. 10d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000404
    P14692 → Grandfontaine
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  3. 5w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → gta:Belgium, belgium:Belgium, europe:Belgium +4
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Belgium, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/c02b8d8f9d16|details]])"
  4. 8w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Belgio.wav, LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Ububiligi.wav
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  5. 9w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Belgio.wav, LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Ububiligi.wav
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Belgio.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  6. 9w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Major Harris
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  7. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 2803
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 2803, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167475711|BELGIUM (#167475711)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'"
  8. 13w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fallout wiki id → Belgium
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11589]]: Belgium, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294247549|Belgium (#294247549)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8063|Fallout Wiki articles]]"
  9. 13w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 026360608, 02725030X
    Icannwiki page id → Belgium
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Belgium, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294322603|Belgium (#294322603)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'matc"
  10. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-sjCb-mZ36-UjaT
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  11. 15w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kallías id → KS00115040
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → belgija
    Err keyword id → 21336
    National virtual library of india id → 1173381
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0312408-Belgie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  12. 15w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
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  13. 19w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → belgium
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 15238382r, 11933381v
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: belgium, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911602|belgium (#289911602)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  14. 19w ago · Lyonrail · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom wiki id → Belgium
    Fandom article id → gta:Belgium, belgium:Belgium, europe:Belgium +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P268]]: 15238382r"
  15. 21w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → International Space Station
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1344]]: [[Q25271]], #pwb Copy label Add deelgenomen aan (P1344)"
  16. 21w ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basic form of government → federal parliamentary monarchy, federation
    Instance of → sovereign state, country, colonial power +1
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P31]] to [[Property:P122]]"
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