Europe · Western Europe
Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium
Capital
Brussels
Population
11,774,642
2026 estimate
Area
30,528 km²
Code
BEL
Languages
German, French, Dutch
Currencies
Euro (€)
Did you know?
- 🍫Produces over 220,000 tonnes of chocolate per year — Brussels Airport alone sells more chocolate than any other place on Earth.
- ✨Has more than 1,500 distinct beers, including the legendary Trappist ales brewed by monks.
- 🏅Once went 589 days without a federal government — a world record.
- ✨Invented the saxophone (Adolphe Sax, 1846) and French fries (despite the name).
- 🏙Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union — with more diplomats than any city except Washington DC.
Location
50.83°, 4.00°
Actual size
Compared to Australia.
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Belgium
30,528 km²
% of Australia
0.40%
