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Outline of Belgium

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Outline of Belgium

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belgium:

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Belgium – sovereign country located in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO.

Geography of Belgium

  • Belgium is a:
  • Country
  • Developed country
  • Nation state
  • Sovereign state
  • Member State of the European Union
  • Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
  • Europe
  • Western Europe
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Belgium
  • High: Signal de Botrange 694 m (2,277 ft)
  • Low: North Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,385 km
  • Coastline: 66.5 km
  • Population of Belgium: 10,584,534(2007) - 76th most populous country
  • Area of Belgium: 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi) - 139th largest country
  • Atlas of Belgium

    • Environment of Belgium

  • Climate of Belgium
  • Renewable energy in Belgium
  • Geology of Belgium
  • Protected areas of Belgium
  • Biosphere reserves in Belgium
  • National parks of Belgium
  • Wildlife of Belgium
  • Fauna of Belgium
  • Birds of Belgium
  • Mammals of Belgium

    • Natural geographic features of Belgium

  • Lakes of Belgium
  • Rivers of Belgium
  • World Heritage Sites in Belgium

    • Administrative divisions of Belgium

    Administrative divisions of Belgium

  • Regions of Belgium
  • Provinces of Belgium
  • Municipalities of Belgium
    • Regions of Belgium
  • Brussels-Capital Region
  • Flemish Region
  • Walloon Region
    • Provinces of Belgium
  • Antwerp
  • Limburg
  • Flemish Brabant
  • East Flanders
  • West Flanders
  • Hainaut
  • Walloon Brabant
  • Namur
  • Liège
  • Luxembourg
    • Municipalities of Belgium
  • Capital of Belgium: Brussels
  • Cities of Belgium

    • Belgium comprises 589 municipalities grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province.

    Demography of Belgium

    Demographics of Belgium

    Government and politics of Belgium

    Politics of Belgium

  • Form of government: federal parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy
  • Capital of Belgium: Brussels
  • Elections in Belgium
  • Political parties in Belgium
  • Political scandals of Belgium

    • Executive branch of the government of Belgium

  • Head of state (ceremonial): King of the Belgians, Filip I
  • Head of government: Prime Minister of Belgium, Charles Michel
  • Cabinet of Belgium

    • Legislative branch of the government of Belgium

  • Belgian Federal Parliament (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Belgian Senate (Dutch: de Senaat, French: le Sénat, German: der Senat)
  • Lower house: Belgian Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: la Chambre des Représentants, German: die Abgeordnetenkammer)

    • Judicial branch of the government of Belgium

  • Court of Cassation

    • Foreign relations of Belgium

  • Diplomatic missions in Belgium
  • Diplomatic missions of Belgium

    • International organization membership

    The Kingdom of Belgium is a member of:

    Law and order in Belgium

    Law of Belgium

  • Capital punishment in Belgium
  • Constitution of Belgium
  • Crime in Belgium
  • Human rights in Belgium
  • LGBT rights in Belgium
  • Freedom of religion in Belgium
  • Law enforcement in Belgium

    • Military of Belgium

    Military of Belgium

  • Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Gerard Van Caelenberge
  • Defence minister: Pieter De Crem
  • Ministry of Defence of Belgium
  • Forces
  • Army of Belgium
  • Navy of Belgium
  • Air Force of Belgium
  • Special forces of Belgium
  • Military history of Belgium
  • Military ranks of Belgium

    • History of Belgium

  • Military history of Belgium

    • Culture of Belgium

    Culture of Belgium

  • Architecture of Belgium
  • Cuisine of Belgium
  • Festivals in Belgium
  • Languages of Belgium
  • Media in Belgium
  • National symbols of Belgium
  • Coat of arms of Belgium
  • Flag of Belgium
  • National anthem of Belgium
  • People of Belgium
  • Prostitution in Belgium
  • Public holidays in Belgium
  • Records of Belgium
  • Religion in Belgium
  • Buddhism in Belgium
  • Christianity in Belgium
  • Hinduism in Belgium
  • Islam in Belgium
  • Judaism in Belgium
  • Sikhism in Belgium
  • World Heritage Sites in Belgium

    • Art in Belgium

  • Art in Belgium
  • Cinema of Belgium
  • Literature of Belgium
  • Music of Belgium
  • Television in Belgium
  • Theatre in Belgium

    • Sports in Belgium

    Sports in Belgium

  • Football in Belgium
  • Belgium at the Olympics

    • Economy and infrastructure of Belgium

    Economy of Belgium

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 19th (nineteenth)
  • Agriculture in Belgium
  • Banking in Belgium
  • National Bank of Belgium
  • Communications in Belgium
  • Internet in Belgium
  • Companies of Belgium
  • Currency of Belgium: Euro (see also Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR
  • Energy in Belgium
  • Energy policy of Belgium
  • Oil industry in Belgium
  • Health care in Belgium
  • Mining in Belgium
  • Belgium Stock Exchange
  • Tourism in Belgium
  • Transport in Belgium
  • Airports in Belgium
  • Rail transport in Belgium
  • Roads in Belgium
  • Water supply and sanitation in Belgium

    • Education in Belgium

    Education in Belgium

    References

    Outline of Belgium Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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