| 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) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+32 |
| Domain: |
.be (.eu is also used.) |
