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Population : 11 484 000 in 2017
Surface area : 30 528 km2
Federal capital : Brussels
Head of state : King Philippe
National day : July 21st
National languages : French – Dutch – German
Gross Domestic Product : $495,356 million in 2017
Population density : 363 per km2
Maximum distance between 2 points : 280km
Peak : 694 meters
3 regions :
> Brussels Capital
> Flemish
> Walloon
Links
Brussels – Antwerp – Ghent – Charleroi – Liege – Bruges – Namur – Leuven – Mons – Mechelen – Hasselt – Knokke
In Belgium there are 589 communes. The 308 Flemish cities and communes are spread over five provinces, i.e. Antwerp (Antwerpen), East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant), Limburg and West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen). The 262 Walloon cities and communes are spread over five provinces, i.e. Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg, Namur and Walloon Brabant (Brabant wallon). The Brussels-Capital Region covers nineteen communes.
Fire, medical emergency or ambulance in Belgium: 100 or 112
Police: 101 | www.police.be
Anti-poison centre: 070 245 245
Bank card lost or stolen: 070 344 344 | Cardstop
Lost and stolen Belgian IDs, passports and residence permits: Block your documents by calling the government service DocStop | 00800 2123 2123 | 24/7