Kingdom of Belgium Koninkrijk België  (Dutch) Royaume de Belgique  (French) Königreich Belgien  (German)
Motto:  "Unity makes Strength"
Anthem:
Location of  Belgium  (dark green) – on the European continent  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)
Capital and largest city	Brussels 50°51′N 4°21′E / 50.850°N 4.350°E / 50.850; 4.350
Official languages	Dutch (federal level, Flemish Region, Brussels-Capital Region ) French (federal level, French-Language Region, Brussels-Capital Region) German (federal level, German-language region )
Ethnic groups	see Demographics
Religion (2015)	60.7% Christianity 32.0% Irreligion 5.2% Islam 2.1% Other religions
Demonym(s)	Belgian
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Philippe
• Prime Minister	Sophie Wilmès
Legislature	Federal Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Representatives
Independence  (from the Netherlands)
• Declared	October 4, 1830
• Recognised	April 19, 1839
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (136th)
• Water (%)	6.4
Population
• January 1, 2017 census	11,303,528 (75th)
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (36th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$508.598 billion (38th)
• Per capita	$44,881 (20th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$470.179 billion (23rd)
• Per capita	$41,491 (17th)
Gini (2011)	26.3 low
HDI (2014)	0.890 very high · 21st
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+32
ISO 3166 code	BE
Internet TLD	.be
The flag's official proportions of 13:15 are rarely seen; proportions of 2:3 or similar are more common. The Brussels region is the de facto capital, but the City of Brussels municipality is the de jure capital. The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. Belgium has an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi). Around 11 million people live in Belgium. It is a founding member of the European Union and is home to its headquarters. The capital city of Belgium is Brussels, where the European Union, NATO and other famous organisations are based.

There are three regions in Belgium:

• Flanders is the name of the northern half of Belgium, just south of the Netherlands. Most of the people in this region, called the Flemish people, speak Dutch.
• Wallonia is the name of the southern half of Belgium, just north of France. Here, most of the people, the Walloons, speak French. There is a small part of Wallonia next to the border with Germany where the people speak German.
• The Brussels-Capital Region, where the capital of Brussels is found, is in the middle of the country, but surrounded by Flanders on all sides. It used to be Dutch-speaking, but today French is mostly spoken, with some Dutch.