Royaume de Belgique Koninkrijk België (Kingdom of Belgium)
Capital
Brussels
Population estimate (2015)
11·30 million
Internet domain extension
.be
Currency
The euro (EUR), which consists of 100 cents, has been in circulation since 1 January 2002.
Territory
Belgium is bounded in the north by the Netherlands, north-west by the North Sea, west and south by France, and east by Germany and Luxembourg.
Languages
Dutch (Flemish) is spoken by the Flemish section of the population in the north, French by the Walloon south. The linguistic frontier passes south of Brussels, which is bilingual.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London
Royaume de Belgique Koninkrijk België (Kingdom of Belgium)
Capital
Brussels
Population estimate (2015)
11·30 million
Internet domain extension
.be
Currency
The euro (EUR), which consists of 100 cents, has been in circulation since 1 January 2002.
Territory
Belgium is bounded in the north by the Netherlands, north-west by the North Sea, west and south by France, and east by Germany and Luxembourg.
Languages
Dutch (Flemish) is spoken by the Flemish section of the population in the north, French by the Walloon south. The linguistic frontier passes south of Brussels, which is bilingual.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London