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title: "Belgium — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Belgium: capital Brussels, area 30,528 km², population 11,941,781 (2025), currency Euro. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/belgium/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Belgium

**Belgium: Capital Brussels**

30,528 km² · 11,941,781 people (2025) · Euro

One of the most densely populated countries in Europe, and one of the most brightly lit — its motorway lighting was long visible from orbit as a distinct grid. The Signal de Botrange, its highest point, is only 694 m. Antwerp handles the majority of the world's rough diamond trade.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Brussels
- **Area:** 30,528 km² — 11,787 sq mi
- **Population:** 11,941,781 (2025)
- **Density:** 391.2 people per km²
- **Currency:** Euro (EUR, €)
- **Official languages:** Dutch, French, German
- **Time zone:** UTC+01:00
- **Calling code:** +32
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** BE · BEL
- **Continent:** Europe

## How it compares

- **By area:** 138 of 200
- **By population:** 82 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taiwan | 35,980 | 23,600,776 |
| Moldova | 33,851 | 2,360,527 |
| Belgium ← | 30,528 | 11,941,781 |
| Lesotho | 30,355 | 2,363,325 |
| Armenia | 29,743 | 3,086,700 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Belgium?

Brussels

### What currency does Belgium use?

The Euro (EUR).

### How big is Belgium?

30,528 km², or 11,787 square miles — 138 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Belgium drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Taiwan](https://atoneplace.net/country/taiwan/)
- [Moldova](https://atoneplace.net/country/moldova/)
- [Lesotho](https://atoneplace.net/country/lesotho/)
- [Armenia](https://atoneplace.net/country/armenia/)
- [Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country/russia/)
- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-kingdom/)
- [France](https://atoneplace.net/country/france/)
- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
- [Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country/spain/)
- [Ukraine](https://atoneplace.net/country/ukraine/)
- [Poland](https://atoneplace.net/country/poland/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]