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Belgium, officially Kingdom of Belgium,
constitutional monarchy in north-western Europe, bounded on
the north by the Netherlands and the North Sea, on the east
by Germany and Luxembourg, and on the south and south-west
by France. With the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Belgium forms
the Low, or Benelux, Countries.
Capital - Brussels
Population - 10,130,574
Ethnic Groups - 57% Flemings, 32% Walloons,
11% Other
including Germans, Italians, Moroccans, French, Dutch, and
Turks
Languages - Flemish, Dutch, French, German
Religions - 80% Roman Catholicism, 20% Other
including Islam, Judaism, and Protestantism
Belgium is in the Central European Time Zone. Central European
Standard Time (CET) is 1 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT+1).

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