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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Observed surface forms (14)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kingdom of Belgium	55
Belgian state	5
Belgian federal state	4
Belgian State	3
Ardennes	1
Belgians	1
Belgium (annexed territories)	1
Belgium (country)	1
Belgium (part)	1
Belgium national football team	1
Belgium national football team (assistant coach)	1
Federal State of Belgium	1
present-day Belgium	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 (1,130)

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

European Canadians → hasAncestryFrom → Belgium ⓘ

Dender → hasBasinCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Belgium–France–Luxembourg tripoint → hasBorderMeetingCountry → Belgium ⓘ

City Football Group → hasClubInCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Africa → hasColonialHistoryWith → Belgium ⓘ

Catalan diaspora → hasCommunityIn → Belgium ⓘ

Central Europe → hasCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Recht → hasCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Symbolism → hasCountryOfOrigin → Belgium ⓘ

Walloon diaspora → hasCountryOfOrigin → Belgium ⓘ

Dutch railway network → hasCrossBorderConnection → Belgium ⓘ

Hasidism → hasDemographicCenter → Belgium ⓘ

Special Envoy of the Government of Belgium for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention → hasJurisdiction → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Locarno Era → hasKeyLocation → Belgium ⓘ

Locarno Era → hasKeyParticipant → Belgium ⓘ

Francophonie → hasMajorMember → Belgium ⓘ

Eurocontrol → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

European Space Agency → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

European Stability Mechanism → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

European Union → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

Member States of the European Union → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

NATO → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

North Atlantic Council → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

OECD → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

Western European Armaments Group → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

Western European Union → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

Western European and other States → hasMember → Belgium ⓘ

RdR → hasMemberCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Eurozone → hasMemberState → Belgium ⓘ

United Nations Commission for Indonesia → hasMemberState → Belgium ⓘ

Symbolist movement in art → hasNotableCenter → Belgium ⓘ

Mardasson Memorial → hasOwnership → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian state

Low Countries → hasPart → Belgium ⓘ

Schengen Area → hasPart → Belgium ⓘ

Annecy Round of GATT → hasParticipant → Belgium ⓘ

KFOR mission in Kosovo → hasParticipant → Belgium ⓘ

San Remo Conference → hasParticipant → Belgium ⓘ

Treaties of Paris (1954) → hasParticipant → Belgium ⓘ

Cold War cooperation → hasParticipants → Belgium ⓘ

Modified Brussels Treaty → hasParty → Belgium ⓘ

Lommersweiler → hasPostalCodeInCountry → Belgium ⓘ

Brussels Airlines → hasPrimaryMarket → Belgium ⓘ

BE → hasSameMeaningAs → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgium (country)

Turkish language → hasSignificantSpeakerCommunityIn → Belgium ⓘ

New Year’s Eve → hasTraditionIn → Belgium ⓘ

Jacques → hasUsageRegion → Belgium ⓘ

Patrice → hasUsageRegion → Belgium ⓘ