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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.
The Flemish Region or Flanders (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest or Vlaanderen) occupies the northern part of Belgium. It has a surface area of 13,626 km 2 (5,261 sq mi), or 44.4% of Belgium, and is divided into 5 provinces which contain a total of 300 municipalities. The official language is Dutch.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belgium: Belgium – sovereign country located in northwest Europe . [ 1 ] It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations , including NATO , of which it is also a founding member.
Province HDI (2022) Very high human development 1 Brussels: 0.960 2 Antwerp: 0.957 3 Walloon Brabant: 0.951 4 Flemish Brabant: 0.947 5 East Flanders: 0.946 - Belgium (average) 0.942: 6 West Flanders: 0.938 7 Limburg: 0.936 8 Namur: 0.911 9 Liège: 0.906 10 Luxembourg: 0.901 11 Hainaut: 0.894
Countries are listed in bold under their respective pages, whereas territories and dependencies are not. ... List of cities in Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium; List of ...
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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 Belgian regions and provinces. Belgium has an area of 30,689 km² (11,849 sq mi), with 16,901 km 2 (6,526 sq mi) or 55.1% for the Walloon Region , 13,626 km 2 (5,261 sq mi) or 44.4% for the Flemish Region , and 162 km 2 (63 sq mi) or 0.5% for the Brussels Capital Region .