Belgium50.79° N, 4.80° E
98.2% of everyone here lives in a city.
urban population 98.2% · 13th/225
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The name derives from "Belgae," an ancient Celtic tribal confederation that inhabited the area between the English Channel and the west bank of the Rhine.
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A temperate climate brings mild winters and cool summers, with rainy, humid, cloudy conditions. Flooding threatens areas along rivers and reclaimed coastal land protected from the sea by concrete dikes.
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Most of Belgium's population is concentrated in the north, while the southeast is more thinly populated. Belgium is considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world, and people live in urban areas.
Belgium's population includes Belgian, Italian, Moroccan, French, Turkish, and Dutch people, as well as others. Dutch, French, and German are official languages. Religious affiliations include Roman Catholic, Protestant, other Christian, Muslim, atheist, and nonbeliever/agnostic.
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Under a constitutional monarchy, the government is a federal parliamentary democracy. Its civil law system is based on the French Civil Code, with judicial review of legislative acts. The constitution entered into force 26 July 1831 and was revised 14 July 1993, creating a federal state. A provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands on 4 October 1830, and King Leopold I ascended to the throne on 21 July 1831. Belgian National Day, on 21 July (1831), marks the ascension to the throne of King Leopold I.
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The flag has three equal vertical bands: black at the left, followed by yellow and red. The vertical design was based on the flag of France. The colors come from the arms of the duchy of Brabant: a yellow lion with red claws and tongue on a black field. The national symbol is a golden rampant lion.
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