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 federalstate 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.