located_in Europe Belgium A country in northwest Europe. Belgium shares borders with France (620 km), Germany (167 km), Luxembourg (148 km) and the Netherlands (450 km). The Flemish Region (Flanders) and the Walloon Region (Wallonia) each comprise five provinces; the third region, Brussels-Capital Region, is not a province, nor does it contain any Together, these comprise 589 municipalities, which in general consist of several sub-municipalities (which were independent municipalities before the municipal merger operation mainly in 1977). GAZ GAZ:00002938 GAZ:00002938 ISO3166-1:056 ISO3166-1:BE ISO3166-1:BEL ISO3166-2:BE Kingdom of Belgium Konigreich Belgien {language: German} Koninkrijk Belgie Royaume de Belgique Europe Belgium A country in northwest Europe. Belgium shares borders with France (620 km), Germany (167 km), Luxembourg (148 km) and the Netherlands (450 km). The Flemish Region (Flanders) and the Walloon Region (Wallonia) each comprise five provinces; the third region, Brussels-Capital Region, is not a province, nor does it contain any Together, these comprise 589 municipalities, which in general consist of several sub-municipalities (which were independent municipalities before the municipal merger operation mainly in 1977). GAZ GAZ:00002938 GAZ:00002938 ISO3166-1:056 ISO3166-1:BE ISO3166-1:BEL ISO3166-2:BE Kingdom of Belgium Konigreich Belgien {language: German} Koninkrijk Belgie Royaume de Belgique