The Flag of Belgium

The Greater coat of arms of Belgium

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belgium:

Belgium – sovereign country located in northwest Europe.^[1] It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO.

General reference

• Pronunciation: /ˈbɛldʒəm/ (listen) BEL-jəm
• Common English country name: Belgium
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Belgium
• Common endonym(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: See ISO 3166-2:BE
• Internet country code top-level domain: .be

Geography of Belgium

Geography of Belgium

• Belgium is a:
  • Country
    • Developed country
  • Nation state
    • Sovereign state
    • Member State of the European Union
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern 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) - 76th most populous country
• Area of Belgium: 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi) - 139th largest country
• Atlas of Belgium

Environment 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

Natural geographic features of Belgium

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

Regions of Belgium

Ecoregions of Belgium

List of ecoregions in Belgium

Administrative divisions of Belgium

Administrative divisions of Belgium

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

Regions of Belgium

Regions of Belgium

• Brussels-Capital Region
• Flemish Region
• Walloon Region

Provinces of Belgium

Provinces of Belgium

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

Municipalities of Belgium

Municipalities of Belgium

• Capital of Belgium: Brussels
• Cities of Belgium

Belgium comprises 589 municipalities grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province.

Demography of Belgium

Demographics of Belgium

Government and politics of Belgium

Politics of Belgium

• Form of government: federal parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy
• Capital of Belgium: Brussels
• Elections in Belgium
• Political parties in Belgium
• Political scandals of Belgium

Branches of government

Government of Belgium

Executive branch of the 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

Legislative branch of the government 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)

Judicial branch of the government of Belgium

• Court of Cassation

Foreign relations of Belgium

Foreign relations of Belgium

• Diplomatic missions in Belgium
• Diplomatic missions of Belgium

International organization membership

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

Law and order in Belgium

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

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

Local government in Belgium

History of Belgium

History of Belgium

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

Culture 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

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

Sports in Belgium

Sports in Belgium

• Football in Belgium
• Belgium at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Belgium

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 also Euro 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

Education in Belgium