🚩 Flag of Belgium • live waving render
Europe — Western Europe
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇧🇪 Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium
aka Belgien — endonym
11.8M
Population
World #82
30,528 km²
Land Area
World #142
$684.9 billion
GDP (USD)
World #23
--:--:--
Did You Know?
👥
Belgium is the world's #82 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
📏
It ranks #142 globally by land area — covering about 0.02% of Earth's total landmass.
🧭
It shares land borders with 4 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
🗣️
3 languages are officially recognised here.
💰
Its economy ranks #23 worldwide with a GDP of $684.9 billion USD.
📊
Population density is 387.4 people per km² — world rank #35.
Quick Facts
🏛️
Capital
Brussels
📞
Phone Code
+32
🌐
Internet TLD
.be
🧑
Nationality
Belgian
🗓️
Week Starts
Monday
🆔
ISO Codes
BE / BEL / 056
📐
Coordinates
50.83°, 4.00°
🚗
Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
💰
GDP (nominal)
$684.9 billion USD
World rank #23 of 188 tracked economies
🧮
GDP per Capita
$57,914
Total output ÷ total population
📊
Population Density
387.4 /km²
World density rank #35
€
Euro
EUR • official currency
People & Languages
👥
Total Population
11,825,551
World rank #82 of 242 nations
🗣️
Official Languages
3
German • French • Dutch
🧑
Demonym
Belgian
What its people are called
🗣️ German
🗣️ French
🗣️ Dutch
Geography & Neighbours
📏
Land Area
30,528 km²
0.02% of Earth's landmass • World #142
🧭
Land Borders
4 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels
CET — Central European Time
“Belgium” Around the World
ara
بلجيكا
مملكة بلجيكا
bre
Belgia
Rouantelezh Belgia
ces
Belgie
Belgické království
deu
Belgien
Königreich Belgien
est
Belgia
Belgia Kuningriik
fin
Belgia
Belgian kuningaskunta
fra
Belgique
Royaume de Belgique
hrv
Belgija
Kraljevina Belgija
hun
Belgium
Belga Királyság
ita
Belgio
Regno del Belgio
jpn
ベルギー
ベルギー王国
kor
벨기에
벨기에 왕국
nld
België
Koninkrijk België
per
بلژیک
پادشاهی بلژیک
pol
Belgia
Królestwo Belgii
por
Bélgica
Reino da Bélgica
rus
Бельгия
Королевство Бельгия
slk
Belgicko
Belgické kráľovstvo
spa
Bélgica
Reino de Bélgica
srp
Belgija
Kraljevina Belgija
swe
Belgien
Konungariket Belgien
tur
Belçika
Belçika Krallığı
urd
بلجئیم
مملکتِ بلجئیم
zho
比利时
比利时王国
Codes & Identity
🅰️
ISO Alpha-2
BE
🅱️
ISO Alpha-3
BEL
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
056
🏷️
Status
officially-assigned
📮
Postal Format
####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{4})$
🔗
WikiData ID
Q31
✍️
Also Spelled As
BE • België • Belgie • Belgien • Belgique • Kingdom of Belgium • Koninkrijk België • Royaume de Belgique • Königreich Belgien
Explore Belgium's Neighbours & the World
🧭 Jump to a neighbour: