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flag of Belgium

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flag of Belgium
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Summary

flag of Belgium is a national flag[1]. It draws 6,964 Wikipedia views per month (national flag category, ranking #63 of 306).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Belgium[3]
  • Genre: tricolor[4], vertical triband[5]
  • Depicts: field[6]
  • Commons category: National flag of Belgium[7]
  • Color: black[8], yellow[9], red[10]
  • Unicode character: 🇧🇪[11]
  • Inception: October 12, 1831[12]
  • Official website: https://www.belgium.be/nl/over_belgie/land/belgie_in_een_notendop/symbolen/vlaggen[13], https://www.belgium.be/fr/la_belgique/connaitre_le_pays/la_belgique_en_bref/symboles/drapeaux[14], https://www.belgium.be/de/ueber_belgien/land/belgien_auf_einen_nenner_gebracht/symbolen/flaggen[15], https://www.belgium.be/en/about_belgium/country/belgium_in_nutshell/symbols/flags[16]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Belgium[17]
  • Replaces: flag of Neutral Moresnet[18]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 15:13[19]

Why It Matters

flag of Belgium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Belgium national flag

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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