Belgium
Western EuropeEurope
A small country with three official languages, and the home of fries, waffles and comic strips. You will find Belgium in Western Europe. The capital is Brussels. About 11 million people live in the country.
- Capital
- Brussels
- People
- 11 million
- Size
- 31,000 km²
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Dutch, French and German are all official languages.
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Brussels is where the European Union does much of its work, and where NATO has its headquarters.
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Tintin and the Smurfs were both invented by Belgian comic artists.
Compare with
Size
Belgium31,000 km²
United Kingdom240,000 km²You could fit Belgium into the United Kingdom about 7.8 times.
People
Belgium11 millionUnited Kingdom67 millionAbout 5.8 times as many people live in the United Kingdom as in Belgium.
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- Brussels
- Antwerp
- Liège
- Ghent
- Charleroi
- Bruges
- Namur
- Leuven
- Mons
- Aalst
- Mechelen
- La Louvière
- Kortrijk
- Tournai
- Hasselt
- Ostend
- Sint-Niklaas
- Roeselare
- Verviers
- Turnhout
- Lokeren
- Beringen
- Heist-op-den-Berg
- Sint-Truiden
- Braine-l'Alleud
- Maasmechelen
- Waregem
- Ieper
- Ninove
- Geel
- Wavre
- Knokke-Heist
- Lier
- Lommel
- Oudenaarde
- Tienen
- Tongeren
- Deinze
- Aarschot
- Ath
- Arlon
- Maaseik
- Soignies
- Zottegem
- Andenne
- Wetteren
- Diest
- Maldegem
- Koksijde
- Gembloux
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Neighbours
4 countries border Belgium.
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
Liechtenstein
Monaco
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