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Thegreater coat of arms of Belgium

The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide toBelgium:

Belgium –sovereign country located innorthwest Europe.^[1] It is a founding member of theEuropean Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other majorinternational organizations, includingNATO, of which it is also a founding member. It is bordered by theNetherlands to the north,Germany andLuxembourg to the east,France to the south and southwest and theNorth Sea to the northwest.Brussels is its capital and largest city.

• Pronunciation:/ˈbɛldʒəm/ ^ⓘBEL-jəm
• Common English country name:Belgium
• Official English country name: TheKingdom of Belgium
• Commonendonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s):Belgian
• Demonym(s):Belgians
• Etymology:Name of Belgium
• International rankings of Belgium
• ISO country codes: BE, BEL, 056
• ISO region codes: SeeISO 3166-2:BE
• Internetcountry code top-level domain:.be

Geography of Belgium

• Belgium is a:
  • Country
    • Developed country
  • Nation state
    • Sovereign state
    • Member State of the European Union
    • Member state of NATO
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere andEastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Western Europe
  • Time zone:Central European Time (UTC+01),Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Belgium
    • High:Signal de Botrange 694 m (2,277 ft)
    • Low:North Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,385 km

France 620 km

Netherlands 450 km

Germany 167 km

Luxembourg 148 km

• Coastline: 66.5 km

• Population of Belgium: 10,584,534(2007) -82nd most populous country
• Area of Belgium: 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi) -139th largest country
• Atlas of Belgium

Environment of Belgium

• Climate of Belgium
• Renewable energy in Belgium
• Geology of Belgium
• Protected areas of Belgium
  • Biosphere reserves in Belgium
  • National parks of Belgium
• Wildlife of Belgium
  • Fauna of Belgium
    • Birds of Belgium
    • Mammals of Belgium

• Lakes of Belgium
• Rivers of Belgium
• World Heritage Sites in Belgium

List of ecoregions in Belgium

Administrative divisions of Belgium

• Regions of Belgium
  • Provinces of Belgium
    • Municipalities of Belgium

Regions of Belgium

• Brussels-Capital Region
• Flemish Region
• Walloon Region

Provinces of Belgium

• Antwerp
• Limburg
• Flemish Brabant
• East Flanders
• West Flanders
• Hainaut
• Walloon Brabant
• Namur
• Liège
• Luxembourg

Municipalities of Belgium

• Capital of Belgium:Brussels
• Cities of Belgium

Belgium comprises 589municipalities grouped into fiveprovinces in each of tworegions and into a third region, theBrussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province.

Demographics of Belgium

Politics of Belgium

• Form of government:federalparliamentaryrepresentative democraticconstitutional monarchy
• Capital of Belgium:Brussels
• Elections in Belgium
• Political parties in Belgium
• Political scandals of Belgium

Government of Belgium

• Head of state (ceremonial):King of the Belgians,Filip I
• Head of government:Prime Minister of Belgium,Alexander De Croo
• Cabinet of Belgium

• Belgian Federal Parliament (bicameral)
  • Upper house:Belgian Senate (Dutch:de Senaat,French:le Sénat,German:der Senat)
  • Lower house:Belgian Chamber of Representatives (Dutch:Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers,French:la Chambre des Représentants,German:die Abgeordnetenkammer)

• Court of Cassation

Foreign relations of Belgium

• Diplomatic missions in Belgium
• Diplomatic missions of Belgium

The Kingdom of Belgium is a member of:^[1]

Law of Belgium

• Capital punishment in Belgium
• Constitution of Belgium
• Crime in Belgium
• Human rights in Belgium
  • LGBT rights in Belgium
  • Freedom of religion in Belgium
• Law enforcement in Belgium

Military of Belgium

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:Gerard Van Caelenberge
  • Defence minister:Steven Vandeput
    • Ministry of Defence of Belgium
• Forces
  • Army of Belgium
  • Navy of Belgium
  • Air Force of Belgium
  • Special forces of Belgium
• Military history of Belgium
• Military ranks of Belgium

Local government in Belgium

History of Belgium

• Timeline of the history of Belgium
• Current events of Belgium
• Military history of Belgium

Culture of Belgium

• Architecture of Belgium
  • Neoclassical architecture in Belgium
• Cuisine of Belgium
• Festivals in Belgium
• Languages of Belgium
• Media in Belgium
• National symbols of Belgium
  • Coat of arms of Belgium
  • Flag of Belgium
  • National anthem of Belgium
• People of Belgium
• Prostitution in Belgium
• Public holidays in Belgium
• Records of Belgium
• Religion in Belgium
  • Buddhism in Belgium
  • Christianity in Belgium
  • Hinduism in Belgium
  • Islam in Belgium
  • Judaism in Belgium
  • Sikhism in Belgium
• World Heritage Sites in Belgium

• Art in Belgium
• Cinema of Belgium
• Literature of Belgium
• Music of Belgium
• Television in Belgium
• Theatre in Belgium

Sports in Belgium

• Football in Belgium
• Belgium at the Olympics

Economy of Belgium

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 19th (nineteenth)
• Agriculture in Belgium
• Banking in Belgium
  • National Bank of Belgium
• Communications in Belgium
  • Internet in Belgium
• Companies of Belgium
• Currency of Belgium:Euro (see alsoEuro topics)
  • ISO 4217:EUR
• Energy in Belgium
  • Energy policy of Belgium
  • Oil industry in Belgium
• Health care in Belgium
• Mining in Belgium
• Belgium Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Belgium
• Transport in Belgium
  • Airports in Belgium
  • Rail transport in Belgium
  • Roads in Belgium
• Water supply and sanitation in Belgium

Education in Belgium

• All pages with titles beginning withBelgium
• All pages with titles beginning withBelgian
• All pages with titles containingBelgium
• All pages with titles containingBelgian
• Index of Belgium-related articles
• List of Belgium-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

Wikimedia Atlas of Belgium

• Belgium, entry on theCatholic Encyclopedia 1913, republished onWikisource
• Official site of Belgian monarchy
• Official site of the Belgian federal government
• Official Site of the Belgian Tourist Office in the Americas and GlobeScope
• History of Belgium: Primary DocumentsEuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
• Local news and features on Belgium,Expatica

• Outlines of countries
• Outlines
• Belgium
• Belgium-related lists

• Pages using the Phonos extension
• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Pages including recorded pronunciations
• Articles containing Dutch-language text
• Articles containing French-language text
• Articles containing German-language text