Belgium
Europe · Capital: Brussels · Population: 10,170,241
Country profile
Key facts
- Capital
- Brussels
- Population
- 10,170,241
- Area
- 30,510
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- Population growth
- 0.33%
- Infant mortality
- 6.4
Overview
Open on world map →- Country code
- B
- Capital province
- Brabant
- Independence
- —
- GDP
- 197,000
- Agriculture
- 2
- Industry
- 70
- Services
- 28
- Inflation
- 1.6
Economic and demographic values are reproduced from the legacy WorldMaps dataset.
Provinces & states
All in Belgium →| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Antwerp | 1,610,695 | 2,867 |
| Brabant | Brussels | 2,253,794 | 3,358 |
| East Flanders | Ghent | 1,340,056 | 2,982 |
| Hainaut | Mons | 1,283,252 | 3,787 |
| Liege | Liege | 1,006,081 | 3,862 |
| Limburg | Hasselt | 755,593 | 2,422 |
| Luxembourg | Arlon | 234,664 | 4,441 |
| Namur | Namur | 426,305 | 3,665 |
| West Flanders | Brugge | 1,111,557 | 3,134 |
Cities
All cities →| City | Province | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels | Brabant | 951,580 | 50.80, 4.35 |
| Antwerp | Antwerp | 459,072 | 51.10, 4.23 |
| Ghent | East Flanders | 227,483 | 51.40, 3.50 |
| Charleroi | Hainaut | 206,491 | — |
| Liege | Liege | 192,393 | 50.50, 5.50 |
| Bruegge | West Flanders | 117,799 | 51.10, 2.08 |
| Bruges | West Flanders | 116,273 | — |
| Namur | Namur | 105,014 | 50.30, 4.50 |
| Mons | Hainaut | 90,720 | 50.30, 3.60 |
| Hasselt | Limburg | 65,348 | 50.70, 5.20 |
| Arlon | Luxembourg | 23,150 | 49.40, 5.50 |
| Brugge | West Flanders | — | — |
Religions
Languages
Ethnic groups
Organizations based here
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries ACP
- Benelux Economic Union Benelux
- Customs Cooperation Council CCC
- European Union EU
- Group of 24 G-24
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ICFTU
- North Atlantic Cooperation Council ANC
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO
- Western European Union WEU
- World Confederation of Labor WCL
Memberships
- African Development Bank nonregional member
- Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation member
- Andean Group observer
- Asian Development Bank nonregional member
- Bank for International Settlements member
- Benelux Economic Union member
- Council of Europe member
- Customs Cooperation Council member
- Economic Commission for Europe member
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- European Investment Bank member
- European Organization for Nuclear Research member
- European Space Agency member
- European Union member
- Food and Agriculture Organization member
- Group of 10 member
- Group of 9 member
- Inter-American Development Bank member
- International Atomic Energy Agency member
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- International Chamber of Commerce member
- International Civil Aviation Organization member
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions member
- International Criminal Police Organization member
- International Development Association Part I
- International Energy Agency member
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member
- International Finance Corporation member
- International Fund for Agricultural Development Category I
- International Labor Organization member
- International Maritime Organization member
- International Mobile Satellite Organization member
- International Monetary Fund member
- International Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration member
- International Organization for Standardization member
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Society
- International Telecommunication Union member
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization member
- Missile Technology Control Regime member
- North Atlantic Cooperation Council member
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization member
- Nuclear Energy Agency member
- Nuclear Suppliers Group member
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe member
- Organization of American States observer
- Permanent Court of Arbitration member
- United Nations member
- United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia member
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization member
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization member
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research member
- United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan member
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara member
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees member
- United Nations Protection Force member
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East member
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization member
- Universal Postal Union member
- Western European Union member
- World Confederation of Labor member
- World Health Organization member
- World Intellectual Property Organization member
- World Meteorological Organization member
- World Tourism Organization member
- World Trade Organization member
- Zangger Committee member