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 Audrey Hepburn. 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 cyclists and the death place of many politicians, and painters.

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it 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. Belgium covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of 383/km2 (990/sq mi) ranks 22nd in the world and sixth in Europe. The capital and largest metropolitan region is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Read more on Wikipedia