Belgium

Basic facts about Belgium

Country name: Belgium
Capital: Brussels
Country code: 212
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Euro
Independence: 1830-10-04 00:00:00
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 (km2): 30,528
Land area (km2): 30,278
Water area (km2): 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)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +32
Domain: .be (.eu is also used.)