French: Bruxelles Dutch: Brussel German: Brüssel
Capital city
Flag Greater coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°50′48″N 4°21′6″E / 50.84667°N 4.35167°E / 50.84667; 4.35167Coordinates: 50°50′48″N 4°21′6″E / 50.84667°N 4.35167°E / 50.84667; 4.35167
Country	Belgium
Population  (2007)
• Total	145,917
Website	www.brussels.be

City hall at the Grote Markt

Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital city of Belgium and the European Union.

In 2007, 145,917 people lived there. But the area around it, known as the Brussels-Capital Region, had 1,031,215 people (which makes it the largest city area in Belgium).