General Reference
- Pronunciation: i/ˈbɛldʒəm/ BEL-jəm
- Common English country name: Belgium
- Official English country name: The Kingdom of Belgium
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Belgian
- Demonym(s): Belgians
- Etymology: Name of Belgium
- International rankings of Belgium
- ISO country codes: BE, BEL, 056
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BE
- Internet country code top-level domain: .be
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