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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

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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)