- government: federal constitutional monarchy
- area: 30,528 2
- capital: Brussels
- official languages: Dutch, French, German
- population: 10,5 million
- currency: euro, earlier Belgian franc
- year of joining the European Union: 1951
- GDP (nominal) per capita: 37,200 $ (2006)
- leading religions: Catholicism, Protestantism
- traditional dish: carbonade flamande (beef stewed in the Flemish way)
- life expectancy: 78 years
- national sport: football
- calling code: +32
- international license plate codes: B
- internet TLD: .be
