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Relief map of Belgium. Belgium shares borders with France (620 km), Germany (162/167 km), Luxembourg (148 km), and the Netherlands (450 km). Its total surface, including water area, is 30,689 km 2 (11,849 sq mi). [4] Before 2018, its total area was believed to be 30,528 km 2 (11,787 sq mi). However, when the country's statistics were measured ...
Geography of Belgium. Belgium is a federal state located in Western Europe and is divided into three regions: the Flemish Region (Flanders), the Walloon Region (Wallonia), and the Brussels Capital Region (Brussels). Belgium borders the North Sea and shares borders with the countries of France (620 km), the Netherlands (450 km), Germany (162/167 ...
The location of Belgium Flag-map of Belgium An enlargeable relief map of Belgium. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belgium: . Belgium – sovereign country located in northwest Europe. [1]
List of cities in Belgium. This is a list of cities in Belgium. City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law. In 2022, the five largest cities or municipalities in Belgium in terms of population were Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, and Brussels. [1]
Map of the Seventeen Provinces, red showing the border between the independent (Northern) Netherlands and the Southern Netherlands. The medieval Low Countries, including present-day Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, as well as parts of modern Germany and France, comprised a number of rival and independent feudal states of varying sizes.
For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller states, prominent among them being the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, the Duchy of Brabant, the County of Flanders, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the County of Namur, the County of Hainaut and the County of Luxembourg.
Brussels lies in the north-central part of Belgium, about 110 km (68 mi) from the Belgian coast and about 180 km (110 mi) from Belgium's southern tip. It is located in the heartland of the Brabantian Plateau, about 45 km (28 mi) south of Antwerp (Flanders), and 50 km (31 mi) north of Charleroi (Wallonia).
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