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Belgium
in a nutshell

general

Population:

11.267.910

The ninth most populous country in the EU

Land area:

30.528 km2

The fifth smallest county in the EU

Population density

369 per km2

The 30th most densely populated country in the world; Japan is 33rd

Capital:

Brussels

Currency:

Euro

Languages:

Dutch, French, German

Neighbouring countries:

Holland, France, Germany, Luxembourg

 

geography

Maximum distance between two points:

280 km

Highest point:


694 m

Lower Belgium:

  1. Coast
  2. Polders
  3. Flemisch lowlands
  4. Kempen

Central Belgium:

  1. Sambre & Meuse valleys (water)
  2. Sonian Forest
  3. Hainaut
  4. Hesbaye (fruit, farms)

Upper Belgium:

  1. Condroz Plateau
  2. Fagne en Famenne (caves)
  3. Ardennes (castles, spruce and pine forests)
  4. Belgian Lorraine (vineyards)
 

links with Europe

Brussels:


Headquarters of the main institutions of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Euro:


The word ‘euro’ was invented by a Belgian

Journey time from Brussels to the nearest major cities by train:


Paris: 1½ hours
Amsterdam: 2 hours
London: 2 hours

One of the six founding members of the European Union

 
 

kingdom of Belgium

King Philippe, 7th King of the Belgians

National day:

21st July

Belgian flag

Brabançonne

 

Weather

Average temperature:

11,3° Celsius

Average number of hours of sunshine per year:

1.734

Average rainfall per year:

737 mm

 

Good food

The largest number of starred restaurants in the world per square metre.