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Belgium
Location marker · geographic overview
50.83° N / 4° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Brussels
- Population
- 11,858,610 2024
- Area
- 30,528 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- German, French, Dutch
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Belgium
A low-lying country in the Benelux, Belgium (Dutch: België, French: Belgique, German: Belgien) sits at the crossroads of Western Europe. It marries the historical landmarks for which the continent is famous with spectacular modern architecture and rural idylls. Its capital, Brussels, is home to the headquarters of the European Union.
Landscape & landmarks
Mostly known for its key role in European Union administration, the small nation of Belgium might leave you surprised by its heritage. It boasts a number of historic cities packed with medieval and Art Nouveau architecture and famous for their long traditions in art and the Belgian monarchy.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Mussels are a firm favorite and a side-dish of Moules et frites/Mosselen met friet (Mussels with French fries). The traditional way is to cook them in a pot with white wine and/or onions and celery, then eat them up using only a mussel shell to scoop them out.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-01. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
A few more connections
- National anthem source-listed
- The Brabançonne Wikidata record ↗
Cited reference ↗
Wikidata, CC0 1.0. Source-matched, not independently certified. Observation year unavailable; retrieved 2026-09-27.
A little more to discover +
- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Calling code
- +32
- Internet domain
- .be
- Land border codes
- FRA, DEU, LUX, NLD
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .be. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.