Belgium

Belgium

Belgium ranks 20th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ukraine, Türkiye, and Czechia. Memorable people born in present day Belgium include Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Pepin the Short, and Clovis I. Memorable people who died in Belgium include Peter Paul Rubens, Giacomo Puccini, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Belgium has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and painters.

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. It covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi). Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest metropolitan region is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Read more on Wikipedia