Country

Belgium

Also Known As Kingdom of Belgium

Western Europe

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy in Western Europe with a complex federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. An independent Belgium was established in 1830 following the Belgian Revolution against the Netherlands. Its capital is Brussels. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Brussels 2

Population

11,867,634 2

2026 census estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

30,689 2

Independence or Founding Year

1830 2

An independent Belgium was established in 1830 following the Belgian Revolution against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Belgium

Connections

Associated With

Antwerp

Source Antwerp (Wikipedia)

Benelux

Benelux is a union of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Source Benelux (Wikipedia)

Western Europe

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Bordered By Water

North Sea

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Same As

Belgium

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Nationals Include

Nand Peeters

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was a Belgian obstetrician and gynecologist

Octave Gengou

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Jean Paul Van Bendegem

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Andre Hubert Dumont

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André Hubert Dumont (15 February 1809 – 28 February 1857) was a Belgian geologist.

Christian de Duve

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Christian René Marie Joseph, Viscount de Duve (2 October 1917 – 4 May 2013) was a Nobel Prize-winning Belgian cytologist and biochemist.

Claude Levi-Strauss

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Conny Aerts

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Corneille Heymans

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Corneille Jean François Heymans (28 March 1892 – 18 July 1968) was a Belgian physiologist.

Francois Englert

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Georges Lemaitre

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Hermanus Haga

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Ilya Prigogine

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Jean Bourgain

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Laurent-Guillaume de Koninck

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Laurent-Guillaume de Koninck (3 May 1809 – 16 July 1887) was a Belgian palaeontologist and chemist, born in Leuven.

Paul Fourmarier

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Paul Frédéric Joseph Fourmarier (1877—1970) was a Belgian geologist and specialist in tectonics and stratigraphy, after whom the Fourmarierite mineral is named.

Pierre Deligne

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Robert Brout

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Abraham Leon

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Anton Pannekoek

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Chantal Mouffe

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Claude Lévi-Strauss

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Ernest Mandel

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Luce Irigaray

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Ralph Miliband

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Frank De Winne

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Karel Bossart

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Belgian-American

Marianne Merchez

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Raphaël Liégeois

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Arthur van Doren

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Arthur Georges Stanislas Henri Van Doren (born 1 October 1994) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a defender for Braxgata and the Belgium national team.

Daniel Van Buyten

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is a Belgian former footballer who played as a centre back

Dries Mertens

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is a Belgian former professional footballer

Eddy Merckx

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Étienne Gailly

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was a Belgian soldier and Olympic athlete

Geoffrey Mujangi Bia

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is a Belgian international footballer

Jacky Ickx

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Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri "Jacky" Ickx (French pronunciation: [ʒaki iks]; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1966 to 1979.

Jacques Rogge

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was a Belgian sports administrator

John-John Dohmen

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John-John Dominique Dohmen (born 24 January 1988) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays for Orée and the Belgium national team as a midfielder.

Tom Boon

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Tom Alain Boon (born 25 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Belgium national team.

Wout van Aert

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Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.

Ernest Solvay

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Étienne Lenoir

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Source Etienne Lenoir (Grace's Guide)Biography, opening line

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was a Belgian engineer who developed an internal combustion engine in 1859

Henri Maus

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was a Belgian engineer

Leo Baekeland

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Leo Hendrik Baekeland ( BAYK-land, Dutch: [ˈleːjoː ˈɦɛndrɪɡ ˈbaːkəlɑnt]; November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist.

Hélène Dutrieu

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was a Belgian cycling world champion

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Origin Of

Félicien Rops

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Born: Namur (Namur province, Wallonia, Belgium) (inhabited place)

Hubert van Eyck

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Source Getty Research Institute: Union List of Artist Names: Hubert van EyckBirth and Death Places

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Born: Maaseik (Limburg, Flanders, Belgium) (inhabited place)

Jan Collaert I

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Born: Antwerp (Antwerpen province, Flanders, Belgium) (inhabited place)

Jan van Eyck

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Source Getty Research Institute: Union List of Artist Names: Jan van EyckBirth and Death Places

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Born: Maaseik (Limburg, Flanders, Belgium) (inhabited place)

Petrus Christus

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Source Getty Research Institute: Union List of Artist Names: Petrus ChristusBirth and Death Places

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Born: Baarle-Hertog (Antwerpen province, Flanders, Belgium) (inhabited place)

René Magritte

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Rogier van der Weyden

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was born in Tournai (then a Bishopric, now part of Belgium)

Fritz Marguerre

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Patokh Chodiev

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Blue Is the Warmest Colour

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Flow

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Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

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Le Depart

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L'Enfant (film)

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Rosetta (1999 film)

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Song of the Sea

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The Artist

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The Secret of Kells

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The Triplets of Belleville

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Tintin in the Land of the Soviets

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Titane

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Belgian Cuisine

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Belgian Waffle

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Flemish stew

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French Fries

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Fromage Blanc

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Liège Waffle

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Merveilleux (dessert)

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Mitraillette

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Moules-Frites

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Rijstevlaai

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Stoemp

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Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

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Treaty of Ghent

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Maigret Sets a Trap

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Pietr the Latvian

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Symbolism

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Eleutherius Winance

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Etienne Vermeersch

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Etienne Vermeersch (2 May 1934, Sint-Michiels, Bruges – 18 January 2019, Ghent) was a Belgian moral philosopher, skeptic, opinion maker and debater.

Fernand Deschamps

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Fernand Deschamps (July 13, 1868 in Châtelineau – March 15, 1957 in Brussels) was a Belgian intellectual who participated in the great socio-economic and ethical debates in the first half of the twentieth century.

Isabelle Stengers

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Isabelle Stengers (; French: [stɛnɡɛʁs]; born 1949) is a Belgian philosopher, noted for her work in the philosophy of science.

Justus Lipsius

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Lieven De Cauter

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Lieven De Cauter (born 1959 in Koolskamp) is a Belgian philosopher, art historian, writer, and activist based in Brussels.

Michel Weber

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Michel Weber (born 1963) is a Belgian philosopher.

Site Of

Antwerp Central Station

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Architects Council of Europe

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Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

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Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Neuville-en-Condroz, near the southeast edge of Neupré, some 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Liège in Belgium.

Brussels Palace of Justice

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The Palace of Justice of Brussels or Law Courts of Brussels is a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium.

Brussels Town Hall

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De Vaartkapoen

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Europa Nostra

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Liege-Guillemins railway station

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Liège-Guillemins railway station (French: Gare de Liège-Guillemins; Dutch: Station Luik-Guillemins) is the main station in Liège, Belgium.

Menin Gate

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Royal Palace of Brussels

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Villa Bloemenwerf

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Villa Empain

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Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament

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Descent from the Cross (Rubens)

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It is still in its original place, the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium.

Ghent Altarpiece

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Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo

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Source Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

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The Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo (French: Panorama de la Bataille de Waterloo) is a rotunda in Belgium that houses a monumental panoramic painting depicting the Battle of Waterloo.

Pornocrates

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It is part of the collection of the Musée provincial Félicien Rops in Namur, Belgium.

Saint Barbara (van Eyck)

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The Death of Marat

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The Oyster Eater

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Achel Brewery