| Europe > Western Europe > Belgium | |
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| Official Name Kingdom of Belgium | |
| Motto Unity makes Strength | |
| Region Europe | |
| Sub-Region Western Europe | |
| Capital Brussels | |
| Currency Euro (EUR) | |
| Independence Day 21 Jul 1831: Independence from the United Netherlands (Belgian revolution) on October 4, 1830. Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld took the oath as first King of the Belgians on July 21, 1831. | |
| Population 11,202,066 | |
| Nationality Belgian | |
| Area 30,528 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands | |
| Time Zone CET (UTC+1) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 50.83, Longitude 4.00 | |
| Dialing Code +32 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code BE | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code BEL | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 056 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee BEL | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .be | |