Belgium
Belgium is in Europe, in the Western Europe region. Its capital is Brussels. It has a population of about 11.9 million and an area of 30,528 km². Its flag has 3 colors that take up the same space: black, red, and yellow, at 33.3% each.
The flag of Belgium as a pie chart
- Black 33.3%
- Red 33.3%
- Yellow 33.3%
- Design
- Vertical stripes (3)
- Symbol
- No coat of arms or symbols
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Belgium at a glance
- Capital
- Brussels
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Western Europe
- Official languages
- Dutch, French, and German
- Currency
- Euro
- National day
- July 21
- Highest point
- Signal de Botrange (about 690 meters)
- Anthem
- “The Brabançonne”
- Olympic Games
- Hosted in 1920 (Summer)
- Area
- 30,528 km²71st smallest out of 208
- Population
- 11.9 million81st most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 391.2 people/km²25th most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 725.5 billion22nd highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 60,75019th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 82.3 years29th highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
Neighboring countries
Belgium borders 4 countries:
France
Germany
Luxembourg
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.