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

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.

Western Front → belligerent → Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Front (World War II)
Krinkelt → belongsToState → Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
ERP → beneficiaryCountry → Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
Paul Otlet → birthPlace → Belgium ⓘ
France → borderCountry → Belgium ⓘ
Netherlands → borderCountry → Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: Unified Germany
Audun-le-Tiche → borderWith → Belgium ⓘ
Diekirch District → borderWith → Belgium ⓘ
North Brabant → borderWith → Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: Zundert
Luxembourg → borderedBy → Belgium ⓘ
Meuse → borderedBy → Belgium ⓘ
North Sea → borderedBy → Belgium ⓘ
Rhineland → borderedBy → Belgium ⓘ
West Germany → borderedBy → Belgium ⓘ
Hauts-de-France → borders → Belgium ⓘ
Lorraine → borders → Belgium ⓘ
Metropolitan France → borders → Belgium ⓘ
Nord → borders → Belgium ⓘ
Nord department → borders → Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: Nord (department)
subject surface form: Eastern France
Grand Est → bordersCountry → Belgium ⓘ
Zeeland → bordersCountry → Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal State of Belgium
Tour of Flanders → broadcastIn → Belgium ⓘ
Jacques Rogge → burialPlace → Belgium ⓘ
Maginot Line → bypassedThrough → Belgium ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium → capitalOf → Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: Brussels
Robert Brout → citizenship → Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
UEFA Euro 2000 → coHost → Belgium ⓘ
German → coOfficialLanguageOf → Belgium ⓘ
Thierry Henry → coachedTeam → Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgium national football team (assistant coach)
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
Burundi → colonialPower → Belgium ⓘ