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ABOUT

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Country

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BELGIUM
(pronounced - bel-jm | ˈbɛlʤəm)
OFFICIAL NAME: Kingdom of Belgium
DEMONYMS: Belgian, European
Belgium is part of the Western Europe region in the continent of Europe. Belgium is also known as the Land of the Belgae, based on the Celtic name of the indigenous tribe. It is in the Northern hemisphere and is 30.5 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary languages spoken are Dutch, French and German; the capital city is Brussels, and the main currency used is the Euro.
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| KEY STATISTICS

GREEN
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Very High
Very High
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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GREEN
2024 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

* Most countries do not have a defined process regarding LGBTQIA+ asylum applications. The assessment carried out has been based on public records and statistics specifically relating to LGBTQIA+ individuals

LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

4,430
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ASYLUM

1,177
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TOTAL DISPLACED

5,607
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

0
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STATELESS

25
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RANK

40
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
misdrijf (dutch) | la criminalité (french) | kriminalität (german)
ABUSE
misbruik (dutch) | abuser de (french) | missbrauch (german)
AFRAID
bang (dutch) | peur (french) | ängstlich (german)
ASSISTANCE
bijstand (dutch) | assistance (french) | hilfe (german)
ASYLUM
asiel (dutch) | asile (french) | asyl (german)
DEATH
dood (dutch) | décès (french) | tod (german)
DETENTION
hechtenis (dutch) | retenue (french) | haft (german)
DISPLACE
verdringen (dutch) | déplacer (french) | verdrängen (german)
KIDNAPPING
ontvoering (dutch) | enlèvement (french) | entführung (german)
PERSECUTION
vervolging (dutch) | persécution (french) | verfolgung (german)
RAPE
verkrachting (dutch) | râpé (french) | vergewaltigen (german)
SCARED
bang (dutch) | effrayé (french) | erschrocken (german)
WAR
oorlog (dutch) | guerre (french) | krieg (german)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  LOW-RISK  | The country has progressive laws for the LGBGTQIA+ community and typically should be safe for refugees and migrants from the community. Though progressive, they may not accept asylum applications based on persecution due to a person's sexuality or gender identity....read more

Latest

| STATUS

  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores high or very high within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means that the government and society will be more accepting of the community and generally have progressive laws in place relating to the local LGBTQIA+ community, such as decriminalising same-sex relationships, the right to marry...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There are currently no known issues or armed conflicts taking place within this country
  • This country is categorised as being a flawed or defective democracy, where it follows democratic principles but where there are known issues...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country signed up to both the refugee convention and protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | This country historically accepts asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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BELGIUM
GOVERNMENT
federaal parlement | parlement fédéral | föderales parlament | kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers | chambre des représentants | abgeordnetenkammer
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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BELGIUM
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
spf intérieur | office des etrangers | vreemdelingenzaken | ibz
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

Yes

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

Social Insurance (Bismarck)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute

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HEALTHCARE NAME

zorgverzekering | assurance soins de santé

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Brussels

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REGION

Western Europe

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CONTINENT

Europe

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HEMISPHERE

Northern

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AREA

30510

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Atlantic Ocean

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

Dutch | French | German
Official Language(s) spoken in Belgium
The emergency service numbers within Belgium to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
ambulance (dutch) | ambulance (french) | krankenwagen (german)

dial
112

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
politie (dutch) | police (french) | polizei (german)

dial
112

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
brand (dutch) | feu (french) | feuer (german)

dial
112

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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A safe country of origin, defined within the Geneva Convention, is free from international or internal armed conflict. One that does not persecute, use the threat of violence or torture its citizens, whether temporarily or permanently. Furthermore, it neither endorses nor implements inhuman, degrading treatments or punishments. Lastly, it operates a democratic system, and the general political environment allows for civil freedoms. Each country implements its own definition of what makes a safe country, and all countries do not use one list
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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
verwerken (dutch) | en traitement (french) | wird bearbeitet (german)
APPLICANT
aanvrager (dutch) | demandeur (french) | antragsteller (german)
APPLICATION FORM
aanvraagformulier (dutch) | formulaire de demande (french) | anmeldeformular (german)
ASYLUM SEEKER
asielzoeker (dutch) | demandeur d'asile (french) | asylbewerber (german)
CITIZENSHIP
burgerschap (dutch) | citoyenneté (french) | staatsangehörigkeit (german)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
land van herkomst (dutch) | pays d'origine (french) | herkunftsland (german)
DATE OF BIRTH
geboortedatum (dutch) | date de naissance (french) | geburtsdatum (german)
DISPLACEMENT
verplaatsing (dutch) | déplacement (french) | verschiebung (german)
GENDER
geslacht (dutch) | le genre (french) | geschlecht (german)
MIGRANT
migrant (dutch) | migrant (french) | migrant (german)
NAME
naam (dutch) | prénom (french) | name (german)
NATIONALITY
nationaliteit (dutch) | nationalité (french) | staatsangehörigkeit (german)
PROOF
bewijs (dutch) | preuve (french) | beweis (german)
REFUGEE
vluchteling (dutch) | réfugié (french) | flüchtling (german)
RELIGION
godsdienst (dutch) | religion (french) | religion (german)
RETURN
terugkeer (dutch) | revenir (french) | rückkehr (german)
SEXUALITY
seksualiteit (dutch) | sexualité (french) | sexualität (german)
STATUS
staat (dutch) | statut (french) | status (german)
TRANSIT
doorvoer (dutch) | transit (french) | transit (german)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

Key metrics relating to how the Country treats the

LGBTQIA+ Community

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
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Lesbian
lesbienne (dutch) | lesbienne (french) | lesben (german)
Gay Flag
Gay
homoseksueel (dutch) | gay (french) | schwul (german)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
biseksueel (dutch) | bisexuel (french) | bisexuell (german)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
transgender (dutch) | transgenres (french) | transgender (german)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
intersekse (dutch) | intersexe (french) | intersex (german)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
geslachtloos (dutch) | asexué (french) | asexuell (german)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
vragen stellen (dutch) | interrogatoire (french) | befragung (german)
Community Flag
Community
gemeenschap (dutch) | communauté (french) | gemeinschaft (german)
Gender Flag
Gender
geslachtsgebonden (dutch) | lié au genre (french) | geschlechtsspezifisch (german)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
seksualiteit gerelateerd (dutch) | relatif à la sexualité (french) | sexualität im zusammenhang (german)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
niet-binair (dutch) | non binaire (french) | nicht binär (german)
Queer Flag
Queer
zonderling (dutch) | queer (french) | komisch (german)
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COUNTRY NAME

The country name in

Many Languages

Discover the name of this country in other languages. The name is sorted by country name and languages spoken (in alphabetical order) and can be accessed by clicking on the quick links below. If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window


A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | بیلجیم (pashto)
Albania Flag
belgjikë (albanian)
Algeria Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french)
American Samoa Flag
belgium (samoan)
Andorra Flag
bèlgica (catalan)
Angola Flag
bélgica (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
belgium (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
belgium (english)
Argentina Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Armenia Flag
բելգիա (armenian)
Australia Flag
belgium (english)
Austria Flag
belgien (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
belçika (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
belgium (english)
Bahrain Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
বেলজিয়াম (bengali)
Barbados Flag
belgium (english)
Belarus Flag
бельгія (belarusian) | бельгия [bel'giya] (russian)
Belgium Flag
belgië (dutch) | la belgique (french) | belgien (german)
Belize Flag
belgium (english) | bélgica (spanish)
Benin Flag
la belgique (french)
Bermuda Flag
belgium (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
bélgica (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
belgija (bosnian) | belgija (croatian) | белгија [belgija] (serbian)
Botswana Flag
belgium (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
bélgica (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
belgium (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
belgium (malay) | belgium (english)
Bulgaria Flag
белгия (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
la belgique (french)
Burundi Flag
la belgique (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
ប៊ែលហ្សិក (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
belgium (english) | la belgique (french)
Canada Flag
belgium (english) | la belgique (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
bélgica (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
belgië (dutch) | belgium (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
belgium (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | la belgique (french)
Chad Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french)
Channel Islands Flag
belgium (english) | la belgique (french)
Chile Flag
bélgica (spanish)
China Flag
比利时 [bǐlìshí] (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Comoros Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | - (comorian) | la belgique (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
la belgique (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
la belgique (french)
Cook Islands Flag
belgium (english) | belgium (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Croatia Flag
belgija (croatian)
Cuba Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
βέλγιο [vélgio] (greek) | belçika (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
belgie (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
belgien (danish)
Djibouti Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french)
Dominica Flag
belgium (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
bélgica (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
bélgica (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Egypt Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
bélgica (spanish) | la belgique (french)
Eritrea Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | ቤልጅየም (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | belgium (english)
Estonia Flag
belgia (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ቤልጄም (amharic)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | belgium (english)
Finland Flag
belgia (finnish) | belgien (swedish)
France Flag
la belgique (french)
French Guiana Flag
la belgique (french) | la belgique (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
la belgique (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
la belgique (french)
Gambia, The Flag
belgium (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | ბელგია (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
belgien (german)
Ghana Flag
belgium (english)
Gibraltar Flag
belgium (english)
Greece Flag
βέλγιο [vélgio] (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | belgien (danish)
Grenada Flag
belgium (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Guam Flag
belgium (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Guinea Flag
la belgique (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
bélgica (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
belgium (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
la belgique (french) | bèljik (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
比利時 [bǐlìshí] (cantonese) | belgium (english)
Hungary Flag
belgium (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
belgía (icelandic)
India Flag
बेल्जियम (hindi) | belgium (english)
Indonesia Flag
belgium (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
بلژیک (persian)
Iraq Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Ireland Flag
an bheilg (irish (gaelic)) | belgium (english)
Isle of Man Flag
belgium (english)
Israel Flag
בלגיה (hebrew)
Italy Flag
belgio (italian)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
la belgique (french)
Jamaica Flag
belgium (english)
Japan Flag
ベルギー (japanese)
Jordan Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
бельгия (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
ubelgiji (swahili) | belgium (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | belgium (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
벨기에 [belgie] (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
벨기에 [belgie] (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
belgjikë (albanian) | белгија [belgija] (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
белгия (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
ປະເທດແບນຊິກ (lao)
Latvia Flag
beļģija (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
belgium (sesotho) | belgium (english)
Liberia Flag
belgium (english)
Libya Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
belgien (german)
Lithuania Flag
belgija (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
belsch (luxembourgish) | la belgique (french) | belgien (german)


M  
Macau Flag
比利時 [bǐlìshí] (cantonese) | bélgica (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
belzika (malagasy) | la belgique (french)
Malawi Flag
belgium (chichewa) | belgium (english)
Malaysia Flag
belgium (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
la belgique (french)
Malta Flag
il-belġju (maltese) | belgium (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | belgium (english)
Martinique Flag
la belgique (french)
Mauritania Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
la belgique (french) | belgium (english)
Mayotte Flag
la belgique (french)
Mexico Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
belgium (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
belgia (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
la belgique (french)
Mongolia Flag
бельги (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
белгија [belgija] (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
bélgica (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
ဘယ်လ်ဂျီယံ (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
belgium (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | belgium (english)
Nepal Flag
बेल्जियम (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
belgië (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
belgium (english)
New Caledonia Flag
la belgique (french)
New Zealand Flag
belgium (english) | belgium (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Niger Flag
la belgique (french)
Nigeria Flag
belgium (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | belgium (english)
North Macedonia Flag
белгија (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
belgium (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
belgia (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
بیلجیم (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | belgium (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Panama Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
belgium (english)
Paraguay Flag
bélgica (spanish) | બેલ્જીયમ (guaraní)
Peru Flag
bélgica (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
belgium (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | belgium (english)
Poland Flag
belgia (polish)
Portugal Flag
bélgica (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
bélgica (spanish) | belgium (english)
Qatar Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
la belgique (french)
Romania Flag
belgia (romanian)
Russia Flag
бельгия [bel'giya] (russian)
Rwanda Flag
ububiligi (kinyarwanda) | belgium (english) | la belgique (french)
Saint Barthelemy (Barts) Flag
la belgique (french)
Saint Helena Flag
belgium (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
belgium (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
belgium (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
belgië (dutch) | belgium (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
la belgique (french)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
la belgique (french)
Samoa Flag
belgium (samoan) | belgium (english)
San Marino Flag
belgio (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
bélgica (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Senegal Flag
la belgique (french)
Serbia Flag
белгија [belgija] (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | belgium (english) | la belgique (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
belgium (english)
Singapore Flag
比利时 [bǐlìshí] (mandarin) | belgium (english) | belgium (malay) | பெல்ஜியம் (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
belgicko (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
belgija (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
belgium (english)
Somalia Flag
belgium (somali) | بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
South Africa Flag
belgië (afrikaans) | belgium (english) | - (southern ndebele) | belgium (sesotho) | belgium (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Spain Flag
bélgica (spanish) | bèlgica (catalan) | bélxica (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
බෙල්ජියම (sinhalese) | பெல்ஜியம் (tamil) | belgium (english)
Sudan Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Suriname Flag
belgië (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | belgium (english)
Sweden Flag
belgien (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
belgien (german) | la belgique (french) | belgio (italian) | belgio (romansh)
Syria Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french) | belgium (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
比利时 [bǐlìshí] (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
белгия (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
ubelgiji (swahili) | belgium (english)
Thailand Flag
เบลเยียม (thai)
Togo Flag
la belgique (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | belgium (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
belgium (english)
Tunisia Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
belçika (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
belgiýa (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
belgium (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | belgium (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
belgium (english)
Ukraine Flag
бельгія [bel’giya] (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
belgium (english)
Uruguay Flag
bélgica (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
belgium (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
belgiya (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
belgium (english) | la belgique (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
belgium (latin) | belgio (italian)
Venezuela Flag
bélgica (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
nước bỉ (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
la belgique (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)
Zambia Flag
belgium (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
belgium (english) | bherujiyamu (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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