Belgium
Belgium is a country in western Europe. Its capital is Brussels. About 12 million people live there (2025). It covers 30,688 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Brussels
- People (2025)
- 12 million
- Area
- 30,688 km²
Belgium at a glance
- Official name
- Kingdom of Belgium
- In its own language
- Koninkrijk België, Royaume de Belgique, Königreich Belgien
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Brussels
- Population
- 11,825,551 (2025)
- Area
- 30,688 km² (11,849 mi²)
- People are called
- Belgian
- Regional languages
- Dutch, French, German
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$645 billion (2023)
- Life expectancy
- 81.7 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.937 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 27.2 (2020)
- Unemployment
- 5.6% (2020)
- Government
- federation
- Head of state
- Philippe of Belgium (since 2013)
- Head of government
- Bart De Wever (since 2025)
- Country codes
- BE, BEL
- Calling code
- +32
- Internet domain
- .be
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 50.641111111111°, 4.6680555555556°
Belgium and its neighbours
Belgium borders Germany, Luxembourg, France and Netherlands. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Belgium
- Neighbours
Divisions of Belgium
- Flemish Region
- Brussels-Capital Region
- Flemish Community
- French Community
- German-speaking Community
- Wallonia
Member of
- European Union
- United Nations
- NATO
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- Benelux
- European Space Agency
- World Trade Organization
- European Air Transport Command
- Belgium–Luxembourg Economic Union
- Dutch Language Union
- European Southern Observatory
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
and 33 more organisations.
How far are you from Belgium?
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Questions
What is the capital of Belgium?
The capital of Belgium is Brussels.
What is the population of Belgium?
Belgium has about 11,825,551 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Belgium?
Belgium covers 30,688 square kilometres (11,849 square miles).
Which countries border Belgium?
Belgium shares a border with Germany, Luxembourg, France and Netherlands.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.