Belgium

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country in Western Europe sovereign state

Belgium is a Western European country known for its role as a founding member of major international organizations, including NATO and the European Union, and for hosting many of their key institutions.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Belgium canonical	6,525
Kingdom of Belgium	173
Belgian state	13
Belgian federal state	11
Belgian State	10
Federal State of Belgium	2
Ardennes	1
Belgian Federal State	1
Belgians	1
Belgica	1
Belgien	1
Belgique	1
Belgium (annexed territories)	1
Belgium (country)	1
Belgium (deployment area)	1
Belgium (during formation)	1
Belgium (part)	1
Belgium national football team	1
Belgium national football team (assistant coach)	1
Royaume de Belgique	1
present-day Belgium	1
von Belgien	1
État fédéral belge	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	country in Western Europe ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ
borderCountry	France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom (maritime border)
callingCode	+32 ⓘ
capital	Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels
continent	Europe ⓘ
currency	euro ⓘ
demonym	Belgian ⓘ
drivesOn	right ⓘ
EUAccession	1958 ⓘ
foundingMemberOf	Benelux Union ⓘ surface form: Benelux Customs Union European Union ⓘ NATO ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
governmentType	federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy ⓘ
hasCoastOn	North Sea ⓘ
hasRegion	Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels-Capital Region Flanders ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Alexander De Croo ⓘ
headOfState	Philippe of Belgium ⓘ
hostsHeadquartersOf	Council of the European Union ⓘ Eurocontrol ⓘ European Commission ⓘ European Council ⓘ European Parliament (Brussels seat) ⓘ NATO ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization SWIFT ⓘ World Customs Organization ⓘ
independenceDeclared	1830 ⓘ
independenceFrom	United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha2	BE ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha3	BEL ⓘ
largestCity	Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels
legislature	Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ
lowerHouse	Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ surface form: Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
majorReligion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
memberOf	Benelux Union ⓘ European Union ⓘ Eurozone ⓘ NATO ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Schengen Area ⓘ United Nations ⓘ
nationalMotto	"Eendracht maakt macht" ⓘ "Einigkeit macht stark" ⓘ "L'union fait la force" ⓘ
nationalSymbol	Belgian flag ⓘ Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ
NATOMembership	1949 ⓘ
officialLanguage	Dutch ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ
officialReligion	none (secular state) ⓘ
recognizedIndependence	1831 ⓘ
timeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Central European Time ⓘ surface form: Central European Summer Time
UNM49Code	056 ⓘ
upperHouse	Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ surface form: Senate of Belgium

Referenced by (6,751)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marshall Plan → benefitedCountry → Belgium ⓘ

North Atlantic Treaty → foundingMember → Belgium ⓘ

European theatre of World War II → involvedCountry → Belgium ⓘ

D-Day → involvedCountry → Belgium ⓘ

NATO → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

Western Europe → historicallyIncludes → Belgium ⓘ

Organisation for European Economic Co-operation → originalMembers → Belgium ⓘ

Allies of World War II → included → Belgium ⓘ

OECD → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

Battle of the Bulge → location → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ardennes

Battle of the Bulge → location → Belgium ⓘ

Battle of the Bulge → countryInvolved → Belgium ⓘ

Battle of the Bulge → belligerent → Belgium ⓘ

United Kingdom → seaBorderWith → Belgium ⓘ

ERP → beneficiaryCountry → Belgium ⓘ

France → borderCountry → Belgium ⓘ

West Germany → borderedBy → Belgium ⓘ

Netherlands → borderCountry → Belgium ⓘ

League of Nations → foundingMember → Belgium ⓘ

Philippe of Belgium → countryOfCitizenship → Belgium ⓘ

Philippe of Belgium → monarchOf → Belgium ⓘ

Philippe of Belgium → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

Philippe of Belgium → headOfStateOf → Belgium ⓘ

Alexander De Croo → countryOfCitizenship → Belgium ⓘ

Alexander De Croo → countryOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

Alexander De Croo → headOfGovernmentOf → Belgium ⓘ

Alexander De Croo → jurisdiction → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Coat of arms of Belgium → country → Belgium ⓘ

Coat of arms of Belgium → usedBy → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Central European Time → usedInCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Coimbra Group → headquartersCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Furnes (Veurne) → country → Belgium ⓘ

Furnes (Veurne) → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Africa → hasColonialHistoryWith → Belgium ⓘ

Maginot Line → bypassedThrough → Belgium ⓘ

Flemish Americans → ethnicOrigin → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgians

Flemish Americans → ancestralCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Germany → sharesBorderWith → Belgium ⓘ

Luxembourg → borderedBy → Belgium ⓘ

Dutch → primaryCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Dutch → spokenIn → Belgium ⓘ

Eighty Years' War → location → Belgium ⓘ

Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta → country → Belgium ⓘ

ECA → appliesToJurisdiction → Belgium ⓘ

subject surface form: Economic Cooperation Administration

Member States of the United Nations → includes → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade → originalSignatory → Belgium ⓘ

North Sea → locatedBetween → Belgium ⓘ

North Sea → borderedBy → Belgium ⓘ

Siegfried Line → facesCountry → Belgium ⓘ