Category:Belgium

Officially known as the Kingdom of Belgium (abbr: be), ruled by a sovereign monarch and administered by a democratically elected government, it is a lowland country in western . Part of the 'Benelux' (Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg) collective, it shares land borders with France, The Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg, and a maritime border with the southern North Sea. Its official languages are Dutch, French, and German. Belgium is also a  (EU) member country since 1958, Euro currency area member since 1999, and Schengen area member since 1995.


 * ''External links
 * Belgium – country profile — at European-Union.Europa.eu