Belgium: flag, capital & map
Get to know Belgium, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Brussels
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 11,941,781
- Area
- 30,528 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- German, French, Dutch
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Euro (EUR)
- Land neighbours
- France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Belgium is a country in Western Europe. Its capital is Brussels.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Belgium
The flag of Belgium is composed of three equal vertical bands of black, yellow and red.
Where it is
Belgium is grouped in Western Europe, within Roam’s Europe region. Its land-border list includes 4 countries in this atlas: France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Belgium has a recorded area of 30,528 square kilometres. Among the 8 countries assigned to Western Europe in this dataset, it ranks 5 by area, from largest to smallest. Switzerland is immediately above it in that ordering, at 41,284 km². Luxembourg is immediately below it, at 2,586 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 11,941,781 people for Belgium in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 391 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are German, French, and Dutch. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Euro (EUR). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Belgium?
Reveal answer
Brussels. Belgium is a country in Western Europe. Its capital is Brussels.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Belgium?
Reveal answer
The flag of Belgium is composed of three equal vertical bands of black, yellow and red.
Which land neighbours of Belgium are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Netherlands. The source classifies Belgium as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Belgium?
Reveal answer
German, French, and Dutch. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Belgium.
Which currency codes are listed for Belgium?
Reveal answer
Euro (EUR). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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