Belgium Facts & Information

Location	Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Climate	Temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Terrain	Flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast
Population	10,289,088
Nationality	Belgian
Ethnic groups	Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
Religions	Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
Languages	Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Government Type	Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch
Capital	Brussels
Description of Flag	The Belgium flag has three equal vertical stripes. The color of the flag's stripes from left to right are black, yellow, and red. The flag of Belgium was based on the flag of France.
Belgium Flag

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