Key facts
Capital:Brussels
Location:Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Currency:euros (EUR)
Area:30,528 sq km
Population:11,778,842 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%
Religion:Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant and other Christian 2.5%, Muslim 5%, Jewish 0.4%, Buddhist 0.3%, atheist 9.2%, none 32.6% (2009 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+1
Tel Code:+32
