Belgium

Europe · Western Europe

Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium
Europe · Western Europe · Capital: Brussels

Quick facts about Belgium

Official name	Kingdom of Belgium
Capital	Brussels
Continent & subregion	Europe · Western Europe
Population	11,779,946 people (world rank 80)
Area	30,528 km²
Density	386 people/km²
Share of world population	0.15% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$650.8 billion
Urbanisation	87.6% urban population
Life expectancy	82.4 years
Currency	Euro (€) — EUR
Languages	German, French, Dutch
Internet domain	`.be`
Calling code	+32
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$55,245 · see world ranking
Internet Users	94.6% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.5 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	3.2 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	7.3 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	22% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Belgium did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

France Germany Luxembourg Netherlands

The geographic position is roughly 50.8°, 4°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.