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Belgium flag information

Description flag of Belgium

three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow and red

Flag notes

the design was based on the flag of France

Related country flags

Related continent flag

European Union

Official country name

Kingdom of Belgium

Short name

Belgium

Local names

Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie (long)
Belgique/Belgie (short)

Nationality

Belgian(s) (noun) Belgique/Belgie (adjective)

Languages spoken

Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)

Capital

Brussels

Government type

federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy

Population

10,403,951 ranked 78, (data 2008)

Geography

crossroads of Western Europe; most West European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO. The lowest point is North Sea 0 m.

Coastline

Coastline 67 km.

Land borders

1,385km, France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km, Netherlands 450 km.

Administrative divisions

10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province; Dutch: provincies, singular - provincie) and 3 regions* (French: regions; Dutch: gewesten); Brussels* (Bruxelles) capital region; Flanders* region (five provinces): Antwerpen (Antwerp), Limburg, Oost-Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Vlaams-Brabant (Flemish Brabant), West-Vlaanderen (West Flanders); Wallonia* region (five provinces): Brabant Wallon (Walloon Brabant), Hainaut, Liege, Luxembourg, Namur

as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities

Independence

4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)

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