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.

Brussels-Capital Region → isOneOfThreeRegionsOf → Belgium ⓘ

Brussels-Capital Region → isPoliticalCenterOf → Belgium ⓘ

House of Belgium → isReigningDynastyOf → Belgium ⓘ