Country name :

conventional long form : Kingdom of Belgium

conventional short form : Belgium

local long form : Royaume de Belgique / Koninkrijk Belgie

local short form : Belgique / Belgie

Area :

total : 30,528 sq km

land : 30,278 sq km

water : 250 sq km

Land boundaries :

total : 1,385 km

Border countries :

France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km, Netherlands 450 km

Coastline : 66.5 km

Maritime claims :

territorial sea : 12 nm

exclusive economic zone : geographic coordinates define outer limit

continental shelf : median line with neighbors

Elevation extremes :

lowest point : North Sea 0 m

highest point : Signal de Botrange 694 m

Government type :

Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy

Capital : name: Brussels

geographic coordinates: 50 50 N, 4 20 E

Internet country code : be