- National name Royaume de Belgique (French), Koninkrijk België (Flemish)/Kingdom of Belgium
- Area 30,510 sq km/11,779 sq mi
- Capital Brussels
- Currency euro (Belgian franc until 2002)
- Population 10,359,000 (2005 est)
- Language Flemish (a Dutch dialect, known as Vlaams; official) (spoken by 56%, mainly in Flanders, in the north), French (especially the dialect Walloon; official) (spoken by 32%, mainly in Wallonia, in the south), German (0.6%; mainly near the eastern border)
- Religion Roman Catholic 75%, various Protestant denominations
- Time difference GMT +1
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