IBelgium, igama elipheleleyo lobukumkani baseBelgium, inommandla weekhilomitha ezingama-30 500. Ifumaneka kumantla ntshona eYurophu, imida iJamani ngasempuma, iNetherlands emantla, iFrance emazantsi, kunye noLwandle oluseMantla ngasentshona. Unxweme lungamakhilomitha angama-66.5 ubude. Isibini kwisithathu sommandla welizwe ziinduli kunye namathafa asezantsi asezantsi, kunye neyona ndawo iphantsi iphantsi kancinci kwinqanaba lolwandle. Lo mmandla wonke wohlulwe waba ziinxalenye ezintathu: iFlanders Plain kunxweme olusemantla ntshona, iinduli eziphakathi, kunye neArdennes Plateau kumazantsi mpuma. Indawo ephezulu ziimitha ezingama-694 ngaphezulu komphakamo wolwandle. Eyona milambo iphambili nguMlambo iMas kunye noMlambo i-Escau. Yeyaselwandle kwimozulu epholileyo enamaza abanzi.

IBiliqi, isizwe samaCeltic e-BC, sasihlala apha. Ukusukela nge-57 BC, ilawulwa ngokwahlukeneyo ngamaRoma, amaGaul kunye namaJamani ixesha elide. Ukusuka kwi-9th ukuya kwi-14th century, yahlulwa-hlulwa ngoorhulumente abaphantsi. Ubukhosi baseBurgundi basekwa ngenkulungwane ye-14-15. Emva koko yalawulwa yiSpain, iOstriya neFrance. INgqungquthela yaseVienna ngo-1815 yadibanisa iBelgium neNetherlands. Ukuzimela ngo-Okthobha u-4, ngo-1830, njengelifa lobukhosi obuzuzwe njengelifa, kwaye wakhetha iJamani, iNkosana uLeopold weDuchy yaseSaxony-Coburg-Gotha, njengokumkani wokuqala waseBelgium. Kunyaka olandelayo, iNkomfa yaseLondon yagqiba ekubeni ingathathi cala. Yayihlalwa yiJamani kwiimfazwe zombini zehlabathi. Wajoyina i-NATO emva kweMfazwe yesibini (II) yeHlabathi. Wajoyina uMbutho waseYurophu ngo-1958 waza wenza umanyano lwezoqoqosho kunye neNetherlands kunye neLuxembourg. Ngo-1993, inkqubo yohlaziyo lwesizwe yagqitywa kwaye inkqubo yomanyano yaphunyezwa ngokusesikweni. IBelgium lilizwe elaseka uMbutho weSivumelwano saseNyakatho yeAtlantic. Ngo-Meyi ka-2005, i-Belgian House of Representatives yavuma isiVumelwano soMgaqo-siseko se-EU, isenza iBelgium ibelilizwe le-10 phakathi kwamazwe angama-25 angamalungu e-EU ukuba aqinisekise isivumelwano.

Iflegi yesizwe: Yixande kunye nomyinge wobude ukuya kububanzi be-15: 13. Ukusuka ekhohlo ukuya ekunene, umphezulu weflegi ubunjwe ngoxande abathathu abalinganayo abalinganayo, abamnyama, abamthubi nabomvu. Umnyama ngumbala onesidima kunye nesikhumbuzo ocacisa inkumbulo yamagorha asweleke kwi-1830 Imfazwe yenkululeko; tyheli ifanekisela ubutyebi belizwe kunye nokuvunwa kwemfuyo kunye nezolimo; bomvu kufanekisela ubomi negazi labantu abathanda ilizwe labo, kwaye ikwabonisa impumelelo yemfazwe yenkululeko Uloyiso olukhulu. IBelgium bubukhosi obuzuzwe njengelifa. Imoto yenkosi yaphakamisa iflegi yenkosi.Iflegi yenkosi yahlukile kwiflegi yesizwe.Yimilo yesikwere.Iflegi iyafana nombala omdaka.Kukho umfuziselo wesizwe saseBelgium embindini weflegi.Kukho isithsaba kunye nonobumba wokuqala wegama likakumkani kwiimbombo zone zeflegi.

IBelgium inabemi abazizigidi ezili-10.511 (2006), abangama-6.079 ezigidi bethetha isiDatshi kwiFlemish Region, kunye nezigidi eziyi-3.414 zithetha isiFrentshi iWallonia (kubandakanya nama-71,000 abathetha isiJamani). Isigidi esiyi-1,019 seFrentshi saseBrussels. Iilwimi ezisemthethweni sisiDatshi, isiFrentshi kunye nesiJamani. Ngama-80% abahlali abakholelwa kubuKatolika.

IBelgium lilizwe loshishino elongamileyo eliphuhlileyo kunye noqoqosho oluxhomekeke kakhulu.I-80% yezinto zayo ezingafunekiyo zingeniswa ngaphakathi kwaye ngaphezulu kwe-50% yeemveliso zayo zezokuthumela ngaphandle. IBelgium inezixhobo zamandla enyukliya ezisi-7, ezibala i-65% yamandla onke okuphehlwa kwamandla. Ihlathi kunye neendawo eziluhlaza zigubungela ummandla we-6,070 yeekhilomitha (2002). Amacandelo aphambili emizi-mveliso abandakanya isinyithi, oomatshini, isinyithi esingenantsimbi, imichiza, amalaphu, iglasi, amalahle kunye namanye amashishini. Ngo-2006, i-GDP yaseBelgium yayingama-367.824 ezigidi zeedola zase-US, ikwindawo ye-19 emhlabeni, ngexabiso lomntu ngamnye lama-35,436 eedola zaseMelika.

IBrussels : IBrussels (iBruxelles) ikomkhulu lobukumkani baseBelgium, emi kwiindonga zeSonne, isetyana leScheldt embindini weBelgium, elinemozulu epholileyo nefumileyo kunye nabemi abangama-99.2. Million (2003). IBrussels yasekwa ngenkulungwane yesi-6. Ngo-979, uCharles, uDuke wase-Lower Lotharingia, wakha inqaba kunye ne-pier apha, wayibiza ngokuba yi "Brooksela", ethetha ukuthi "hlala kumgxobhozo", neBrussels yafumana igama layo. Ukusukela kwinkulungwane ye-16, yahlaselwa yi-Spain, Austria, France ne-Netherlands. Ngo-Novemba ngo-1830, iBelgium yabhengeza inkululeko yayo kwaye yabeka ikomkhulu layo eBrussels. Indawo yasezidolophini yaseBrussels inendawo encinci kunye neendawo ezininzi zembali kwaye iyindawo eyaziwayo yabakhenkethi eYurophu. Isixeko sahlulwe saziidolophu eziphezulu nezasezantsi. Isixeko esingasentla sakhiwe kwithambeka kwaye sisithili solawulo. Ezona zinto zibalulekileyo zibandakanya isitayile sokwakha saseLouis XVI, iRoyal Palace, iRoyal Plaza, iBhotwe lase-Egmont, iBhotwe likaZwelonke (apho ikhoyo iNdlu yeeNgwevu kunye neNdlu yabameli), iRoyal Library, kunye neMyuziyam yoBugcisa baMandulo. Iibhanki, iinkampani zeinshurensi, kunye nezinye iinkampani ezaziwayo zorhwebo nezorhwebo zineekomkhulu zazo apha. IXiacheng yindawo yentengiso, kwaye zininzi iivenkile apha kwaye inempilo kakhulu. Zininzi izakhiwo zama-Gothic zamaxesha aphakathi ezijikeleze i "Grand Place" embindini wedolophu, apho iHolo yeSixeko iyeyona ibalaseleyo. Kufuphi noMyuziyam weMbali, i-Swan Cafe uMarx wayedla ngokundwendwela, kunye ne-Financial Street Theatre, indawo awazalelwa kuyo ngo-1830. Isimboli yaseBrussels, eyaziwayo "iBrussels First Citizen", umfanekiso oqingqiweyo wobhedu kaJulien Manneken, ulapha.

IBrussels yenye yeziko lenkcubeko laseYurophu. Baninzi abantu ababalaseleyo emhlabeni, abanjengoMarx, uHugo, uByron noMozart, abahlala apha.

I-Brussels ikwindawo yezothutho yeNtshona Yurophu kwaye ikomkhulu lemibutho yamazwe aphesheya njenge-European Union kunye ne-North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Ukongeza, ngaphezulu kwama-200 amaziko olawulo lwamazwe aphesheya kunye nangaphezulu kwe-1,000 yemibutho esemthethweni ikwaseke iiofisi apha. Ukongeza, uninzi lweenkomfa zamanye amazwe zihlala zibanjelwa apha, kungoko iBrussels yaziwa ngokuba yi "Capital of Europe."