page_title: Outline of Belgium
section_title: General reference
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Belgium / General reference
caption_attribution_description: Belgium map from CIA World Factbook (since 4 December 2005), converted from original GIF format
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Belgium:
  Belgium – sovereign country located in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO.
context_section_description: Pronunciation: /ˈbɛldʒəm/ (listen) BEL-jəm
  Common English country name:  Belgium
  Official English country name:  The Kingdom of Belgium
  Common endonym(s):  
  Official endonym(s):  
  Adjectival(s): Belgian
  Demonym(s): Belgians
  Etymology: Name of Belgium
  International rankings of Belgium
  ISO country codes: BE, BEL, 056
  ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BE
  Internet country code top-level domain: .be
caption: An enlargeable basic map of Belgium
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