Belgium
Currency code:
Currency name:
Euro
Country name:
Belgium
Capital:
Brussels
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
October 4, 1830
Independent from:
4 October 1830 a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands; 21 July 1831 King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne
Total area:
30,528
Land area:
30,278
Water area:
250
Population:
10,444,268
Population note:
10,444,268 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Dutch French German
All languages:
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Time zone:
CET (UTC+01) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+32
Domain:
.be (.eu is also used.)