Belgium
Land of chocolate, waffles and comics
Passport card
Kingdom of Belgium
Belgium
- Capital
- Brussels
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Euro
- Languages
- Dutch, French and German
- People
- About 1.2 crore
- Size
- About 30,528 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Bart De Wever
- Independent since
- 1830
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Brussels, and 8:30 am in summer
⭐ The filled chocolate, the praline, was made in Brussels in 1912.
Your Belgium stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Belgium
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Belgium
Turn the globe with your finger. Belgium has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Belgium and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 110 times the size of Belgium.
- PeopleIndia has about 120 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.2 crore in Belgium.
- DistanceBrussels is about 6,400 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBelgium is 4½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Brussels, or 8:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Belgium, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Belgium
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Belgium's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Belgium back on the map
Belgium and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Belgium worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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