Belgium

Country in Western Europe

Belgium is a country in Western Europe, with its capital in Brussels. About 11.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 81st most populous of the 195 countries. At 30,528 km², it is the 136th largest country by area. It borders France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Belgium at a glance

Capital: Brussels
Population (2025): 11.9 million
Area: 30,528 km²
Density: 391 per km²
Official languages: Dutch, French, German
Currency: Euro
People: Belgian
Calling code: +32
Internet domain: .be
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Belgium?

How Belgium compares

Population rank

81st of 195

11th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

136th of 195

33rd of 45 in Europe

Crowding

391 per km²

More crowded than 89% of countries

Similar in size: Lesotho (30,355 km²).
Similar population: Haiti (11.9 million).
The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia and 31 more.
Dutch is also an official language in 2 other countries: the Netherlands and Suriname.
French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, the Central African Republic and 24 more.
German is also an official language in 4 other countries: Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Namibia.

The flag of Belgium

Flags that look like it

Germany

How to tell them apart: Same colours: Belgium has vertical black, yellow and red stripes; Germany has horizontal black, red and gold.

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Would you recognise Belgium?

Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Belgium in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Belgium

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Belgium so far, from 1,160 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

65% right

117th hardest of 176 · 858 answers

Its flag

88% right

124th hardest of 145 · 152 answers

Its capital

86% right

37th hardest of 58 · 150 answers

Players find Belgium on the map in 65% of tries. The most common wrong answer is the Netherlands.
Players recognise the flag of Belgium in 88% of tries, one of the highest of any flag. The most common wrong answer is Italy.
Players know that the capital of Belgium is Brussels in 86% of tries.

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Countries that border Belgium

Belgium borders 4 countries: France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Quick quiz: Belgium

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Belgium?
2. What is the capital of Belgium?
3. Which of these borders Belgium?

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Questions about Belgium

Is Belgium a country?

Yes. Belgium is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Belgium?

The capital of Belgium is Brussels.

Which countries border Belgium?

Belgium borders 4 countries: France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

How many countries border Belgium?

4. Belgium shares a land border with 4 countries.

How big is Belgium?

Belgium covers 30,528 km², about the same size as Lesotho (30,355 km²).

Is Belgium hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Belgium in 65% of 858 tries, 117th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is the Netherlands.

Which flags look like the flag of Belgium?

Germany. Same colours: Belgium has vertical black, yellow and red stripes; Germany has horizontal black, red and gold.

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