Key facts
Capital: Brussels
Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Government: Kingdom of Belgium
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
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