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.

SNCB/NMBS → operatesInJurisdiction → Belgium ⓘ

United States 99th Infantry Division → operationArea → Belgium ⓘ

European Theater of Operations, United States Army → operationalArea → Belgium ⓘ

F-16 Fighting Falcon → operator → Belgium ⓘ

NH90 helicopter → operators → Belgium ⓘ

subject surface form: NH90

German Spring Offensive (1918) → opponent → Belgium ⓘ

remilitarization of the Rhineland → opposedBy → Belgium ⓘ

European Atomic Energy Community → originalMembers → Belgium ⓘ

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

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade → originalSignatory → Belgium ⓘ

Belvédère Castle → ownedBy → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Palace of the Nation → ownedBy → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian State

Royal Domain of Laeken → ownedBy → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian State

Royal Greenhouses of Laeken → ownedBy → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium → ownedBy → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian federal state

Royal Palace of Brussels → ownedBy → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian state

Berlaymont building → owner → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian state

Egmont Palace in Brussels → owner → Belgium ⓘ

subject surface form: Egmont Palace

this entity surface form: Belgian State

SNCB/NMBS → owner → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian state

Belgian Armed Forces → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Bruges → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Casteau → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

East Belgium → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

East Belgium → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian federal state

Flanders → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

Furnes (Veurne) → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

German-speaking Community → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Province of Liège → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Ramillies → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

Wallonia → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

Waterloo → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

West Flanders → partOf → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Berlin Conference → participant → Belgium ⓘ

Hundred Days Offensive → participant → Belgium ⓘ

Lausanne Conference of 1932 → participant → Belgium ⓘ

London Conference of 1830–1831 → participant → Belgium ⓘ

Operation Inherent Resolve → participant → Belgium ⓘ

Vega launch vehicle programme → participatingCountries → Belgium ⓘ

UEFA Euro 1980 (matches) → participatingTeam → Belgium ⓘ

Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye → party → Belgium ⓘ

Treaty of Versailles → partyTo → Belgium ⓘ

Albert I of Belgium → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Auguste Perret → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

Claude Lévi-Strauss → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

Eddy Merckx → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

Fernand Khnopff → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

Cardinal Godfried Danneels → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

subject surface form: Godfried Danneels

Jacques Piccard → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

James Ensor → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

Leopold III of Belgium → placeOfBirth → Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium