Official Name: Koninkrijk België (Dutch); Royaume de Belgique (French) (Kingdom of Belgium).

Area: Europe

Size: 30,528 km² 

Coastline: 66.5 km

Independence: Declared October 4, 1830 

Form of Govt.: Federal constitutional monarchy with a Parliament

Head of Govt.: Prime Minister

Capital: Brussels

Largest City: Brussels Capital Region

Demographics (2005): 10,419,000.   339.50 /km²

Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, Mixed or other 11%

GDP per Capita (2005): $31,400

Languages: 59% of the Belgian population speak Dutch; French is spoken by 40%

Geography: The country's terrain is characterized by the alternation of elevated flat and depressed areas, which are swampy and occupied by lakes in various regions. The southeast region is occupied by alluvial as well as glacial plains and as a whole, the terrain is the result of anthropogenic continental glaciation. The principal rivers are the Western Dvina, Bevezina, Dnepr, Pripyat (Pripet), Neman, Bug and the Sozh

Climate: Belarus has a moderately continental climate that is influenced by the Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The summers are warm and winters are cold while the average annual precipitation ranges 546 mm to 693 mm. Average temperature ranges are from 17.5 degrees in July to -7 degrees in January.