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Identity
Regime
federation
Capital
Brussels
Population
11,825,551
Area
30,528 km²
Currency
EUR
Executive
Head of State
Philippe Ier de Belgique
2013
2013
Head of Government
Bart De Wever
2025
2025
Cabinet (size)
4
Parliament
210 seats
2 chamber(s)
2 chamber(s)
Governance
V-Dem (0-1)
0.89
#3
#3
Freedom House
95/100
Free
Free
CPI corruption
69/100
#21
#21
Press RSF
81/100
#16
#16
Economy
GDP (B$)
725 Md$
2025
2025
GDP / capita
60,750 $
2025
2025
Growth %
1.0 %
2025
2025
Inflation %
2.5 %
2025
2025
Unemployment %
5.9 %
2025
2025
Defense & nuclear
Defense budget
13.6 Md$
2.0 %PIB · #30
2.0 %PIB · #30
Nuclear posture
nato_sharing
Listed military units
26
International posture
Sanctions
—
Chokepoints
—
Alliances
UN · NATO · EU · Eurozone · Schengen Area · OECD · WTO · Council of Europe · OSCE · Francophonie (OIF)
Alignment USA · RUS · CHN
86% · 16% · 23%
UN vote
UN vote
Treaties ratified (of 10)
9/10