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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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GREEN

2023 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT

Very High

LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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GREEN

2023 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT

REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

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Refugees and Migrants

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SIGNED GENEVA CONVENTION

Yes

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SIGNED GENEVA PROTOCOL

Yes

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SOVEREIGNTY

UN Member State

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ENVIRONMENT

Flawed Democracy

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ACCEPTED LGBTQIA*

Yes

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OUTSOURCES ASYLUM

No

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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

REFUGEES

3,374

ASYLUM

538

TOTAL DISPLACED

3,911

INTERNALLY DISPLACED

STATELESS

RANK

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USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)

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: April 25, 2023

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

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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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BELGIUM

GOVERNMENT

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BELGIUM

MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR

spf intérieur | office des etrangers | vreemdelingenzaken | ibz

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Geography

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Physical Location

CAPITAL

Brussels

REGION

Western Europe

CONTINENT

Europe

HEMISPHERE

Northern

AREA

30510

(square kilometers)

SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Atlantic Ocean

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REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

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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)

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AMBULANCE

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

dial

112

POLICE

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

dial

112

FIRE

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

dial

112

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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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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TOP FIVE COUNTRIES

1 | NETHERLANDS

Estimated distance: 173 kilometers (km) | 108 miles (mi)

2 | LUXEMBOURG

Estimated distance: 188 kilometers (km) | 117 miles (mi)

3 | GERMANY

Estimated distance: 197 kilometers (km) | 122 miles (mi)

4 | FRANCE

Estimated distance: 262 kilometers (km) | 163 miles (mi)

5 | UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

Estimated distance: 324 kilometers (km) | 201 miles (mi)

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USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)

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

Very High

LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

LGBTQIA+ POPULATION

c.308.4 thousand

LGBTQIA+ DOLLAR

c.8 billion

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LGBTQIA+ ILLEGAL

No

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS IN PLACE

Yes
(extensive laws in place)

LEGAL GENDER RECOGNITION

Yes

SAME-SEX UNIONS RECOGNISED

Yes

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RECOGNISED

Yes

GAY CONVERSION THERAPY BANNED

No

LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects

Lesbian

lesbienne (dutch) | lesbienne (french) | lesben (german)

Gay

homoseksueel (dutch) | gay (french) | schwul (german)

Bisexual

biseksueel (dutch) | bisexuel (french) | bisexuell (german)

Transgender

transgender (dutch) | transgenres (french) | transgender (german)

Intersex

intersekse (dutch) | intersexe (french) | intersex (german)

Asexual

geslachtloos (dutch) | asexué (french) | asexuell (german)

Questioning

vragen stellen (dutch) | interrogatoire (french) | befragung (german)

Community

gemeenschap (dutch) | communauté (french) | gemeinschaft (german)

Gender

geslachtsgebonden (dutch) | lié au genre (french) | geschlechtsspezifisch (german)

Sexuality

seksualiteit gerelateerd (dutch) | relatif à la sexualité (french) | sexualität im zusammenhang (german)

Non-Binary

niet-binair (dutch) | non binaire (french) | nicht binär (german)

Queer

zonderling (dutch) | queer (french) | komisch (german)

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COUNTRY NAME

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QUICK LINKS | A | B | C | D E F | G | H I J | K L | M | N | O P Q | R S | T | U V W X Y Z

A ⇈

AFGHANISTAN |

- (dari) | بیلجیم (pashto)

ALBANIA |

belgjikë (albanian)

ALGERIA |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french)

AMERICAN SAMOA |

belgium (samoan)

ANDORRA |

bèlgica (catalan)

ANGOLA |

bélgica (portuguese)

ANGUILLA |

belgium (english)

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |

belgium (english)

ARGENTINA |

bélgica (spanish)

ARMENIA |

բելգիա (armenian)

AUSTRALIA |

belgium (english)

AUSTRIA |

belgien (german)

AZERBAIJAN |

belçika (azerbaijani)

B ⇈

BAHAMAS, THE |

belgium (english)

BAHRAIN |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

BANGLADESH |

বেলজিয়াম (bengali)

BARBADOS |

belgium (english)

BELARUS |

бельгія (belarusian) | бельгия [bel'giya] (russian)

BELGIUM |

belgië (dutch) | la belgique (french) | belgien (german)

BELIZE |

belgium (english) | bélgica (spanish)

BENIN |

la belgique (french)

BERMUDA |

belgium (english)

BHUTAN |

- (dzongkha)

BOLIVIA |

bélgica (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |

belgija (bosnian) | belgija (croatian) | белгија [belgija] (serbian)

BOTSWANA |

belgium (english) | - (tswana)

BRAZIL |

bélgica (portuguese)

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS |

belgium (english)

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |

belgium (malay) | belgium (english)

BULGARIA |

белгия (bulgarian)

BURKINA FASO |

la belgique (french)

BURUNDI |

la belgique (french) | - (kirundi)

C ⇈

CAMBODIA |

ប៊ែលហ្សិក (khmer)

CAMEROON |

belgium (english) | la belgique (french)

CANADA |

belgium (english) | la belgique (french)

CAPE VERDE (CABO VERDE) |

bélgica (portuguese)

CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS |

belgië (dutch) | belgium (english) | - (papiamentu)

CAYMAN ISLANDS |

belgium (english)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |

- (sango) | la belgique (french)

CHAD |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french)

CHANNEL ISLANDS |

belgium (english) | la belgique (french)

CHILE |

bélgica (spanish)

CHINA |

比利时 [bǐlìshí] (mandarin)

COLOMBIA |

bélgica (spanish)

COMOROS |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | - (comorian) | la belgique (french)

CONGO, D.REP |

la belgique (french)

CONGO, REP |

la belgique (french)

COOK ISLANDS |

belgium (english) | belgium (māori)

COSTA RICA |

bélgica (spanish)

CROATIA |

belgija (croatian)

CUBA |

bélgica (spanish)

CYPRUS |

βέλγιο [vélgio] (greek) | belçika (turkish)

CZECH REPUBLIC (CZECHIA) |

belgie (czech)

D E F ⇈

DENMARK |

belgien (danish)

DJIBOUTI |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french)

DOMINICA |

belgium (english)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |

bélgica (spanish)

EAST TIMOR (TIMOR-LESTE) |

bélgica (portuguese) | - (tetum)

ECUADOR |

bélgica (spanish)

EGYPT |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

EL SALVADOR |

bélgica (spanish)

EQUATORIAL GUINEA |

bélgica (spanish) | la belgique (french)

ERITREA |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | ቤልጅየም (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | belgium (english)

ESTONIA |

belgia (estonian)

ETHIOPIA |

ቤልጄም (amharic)

FALKLAND ISLANDS (LAS MALVINAS) |

belgium (english)

FIJI |

- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | belgium (english)

FINLAND |

belgia (finnish) | belgien (swedish)

FRANCE |

la belgique (french)

FRENCH GUIANA |

la belgique (french) | la belgique (french guianese creole)

FRENCH POLYNESIA |

la belgique (french)

G ⇈

GABON |

la belgique (french)

GAMBIA, THE |

belgium (english)

GEORGIA |

- (abkhaz) | ბელგია (georgian) | - (ossetic)

GERMANY |

belgien (german)

GHANA |

belgium (english)

GIBRALTAR |

belgium (english)

GREECE |

βέλγιο [vélgio] (greek)

GREENLAND |

- (kalaallisut) | belgien (danish)

GRENADA |

belgium (english)

GUADELOUPE |

bélgica (spanish)

GUAM |

belgium (english) | - (chamorro)

GUATEMALA |

bélgica (spanish)

GUINEA |

la belgique (french)

GUINEA-BISSAU |

bélgica (portuguese)

GUYANA |

belgium (english)

H I J ⇈

HAITI |

la belgique (french) | bèljik (haitian creole)

HONDURAS |

bélgica (spanish)

HONG KONG |

比利時 [bǐlìshí] (cantonese) | belgium (english)

HUNGARY |

belgium (hungarian)

ICELAND |

belgía (icelandic)

INDIA |

बेल्जियम (hindi) | belgium (english)

INDONESIA |

belgium (indonesian)

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF |

بلژیک (persian)

IRAQ |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

IRELAND |

an bheilg (irish (gaelic)) | belgium (english)

ISLE OF MAN |

belgium (english)

ISRAEL |

בלגיה (hebrew)

ITALY |

belgio (italian)

IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) |

la belgique (french)

JAMAICA |

belgium (english)

JAPAN |

ベルギー (japanese)

JORDAN |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

K L ⇈

KAZAKHSTAN |

бельгия (kazakh)

KENYA |

ubelgiji (swahili) | belgium (english)

KIRIBATI |

- (gilbertese) | belgium (english)

KOREA, NORTH (D.REP) |

벨기에 [belgie] (korean)

KOREA, SOUTH (REP) |

벨기에 [belgie] (korean)

KOSOVO, REPUBLIC OF |

belgjikë (albanian) | белгија [belgija] (serbian)

KUWAIT |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

KYRGYZSTAN |

белгия (kirghiz)

LAOS |

ປະເທດແບນຊິກ (lao)

LATVIA |

beļģija (latvian)

LEBANON |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

LESOTHO |

belgium (sesotho) | belgium (english)

LIBERIA |

belgium (english)

LIBYA |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

LIECHTENSTEIN |

belgien (german)

LITHUANIA |

belgija (lithuanian)

LUXEMBOURG |

belsch (luxembourgish) | la belgique (french) | belgien (german)

M ⇈

MACAU |

比利時 [bǐlìshí] (cantonese) | bélgica (portuguese)

MADAGASCAR |

belzika (malagasy) | la belgique (french)

MALAWI |

belgium (chichewa) | belgium (english)

MALAYSIA |

belgium (malay)

MALDIVES |

- (dhivehi)

MALI |

la belgique (french)

MALTA |

il-belġju (maltese) | belgium (english)

MARSHALL ISLANDS |

- (marshallese) | belgium (english)

MARTINIQUE |

la belgique (french)

MAURITANIA |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

MAURITIUS |

la belgique (french) | belgium (english)

MAYOTTE |

la belgique (french)

MEXICO |

bélgica (spanish)

MICRONESIA, F.S |

belgium (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)

MOLDOVA |

belgia (moldovan)

MONACO |

la belgique (french)

MONGOLIA |

бельги (mongolian)

MONTENEGRO |

белгија [belgija] (montenegrin)

MOROCCO |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

MOZAMBIQUE |

bélgica (portuguese)

MYANMAR |

ဘယ်လ်ဂျီယံ (burmese)

N ⇈

NAMIBIA |

belgium (english)

NAURU |

- (nauruan) | belgium (english)

NEPAL |

बेल्जियम (nepali)

NETHERLANDS |

belgië (dutch)

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES |

belgium (english)

NEW CALEDONIA |

la belgique (french)

NEW ZEALAND |

belgium (english) | belgium (māori)

NICARAGUA |

bélgica (spanish)

NIGER |

la belgique (french)

NIGERIA |

belgium (english)

NIUE |

- (niuean) | belgium (english)

NORTH MACEDONIA |

белгија (macedonian)

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS |

belgium (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)

NORWAY |

belgia (norwegian)

O P Q ⇈

OMAN |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

PAKISTAN |

بیلجیم (urdu)

PALAU |

- (palauan) | belgium (english)

PALESTINE, STATE OF |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

PANAMA |

bélgica (spanish)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA |

belgium (english)

PARAGUAY |

bélgica (spanish) | બેલ્જીયમ (guaraní)

PERU |

bélgica (spanish) | - (quechua)

PHILIPPINES |

belgium (filipino)

PITCAIRN ISLANDS |

- (pitkern) | belgium (english)

POLAND |

belgia (polish)

PORTUGAL |

bélgica (portuguese)

PUERTO RICO |

bélgica (spanish) | belgium (english)

QATAR |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

R S ⇈

REUNION |

la belgique (french)

ROMANIA |

belgia (romanian)

RUSSIA |

бельгия [bel'giya] (russian)

RWANDA |

ububiligi (kinyarwanda) | belgium (english) | la belgique (french)

SAINT BARTHELEMY (BARTS) |

la belgique (french)

SAINT HELENA |

belgium (english)

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |

belgium (english)

SAINT LUCIA |

belgium (english)

SAINT MARTIN (DUTCH) |

belgië (dutch) | belgium (english)

SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH) |

la belgique (french)

SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON |

la belgique (french)

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |

belgium (english)

SAMOA |

belgium (samoan) | belgium (english)

SAN MARINO |

belgio (italian)

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |

bélgica (portuguese)

SAUDI ARABIA |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

SENEGAL |

la belgique (french)

SERBIA |

белгија [belgija] (serbian)

SEYCHELLES |

- (seychellois creole) | belgium (english) | la belgique (french)

SIERRA LEONE |

belgium (english)

SINGAPORE |

比利时 [bǐlìshí] (mandarin) | belgium (english) | belgium (malay) | பெல்ஜியம் (tamil)

SLOVAKIA |

belgicko (slovak)

SLOVENIA |

belgija (slovene)

SOLOMON ISLANDS |

belgium (english)

SOMALIA |

belgium (somali) | بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

SOUTH AFRICA |

SOUTH SUDAN |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

SPAIN |

bélgica (spanish) | bèlgica (catalan) | bélxica (galician)

SRI LANKA |

බෙල්ජියම (sinhalese) | பெல்ஜியம் (tamil) | belgium (english)

SUDAN |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

SURINAME |

belgië (dutch)

SWAZILAND (ESWATINI) |

- (swazi) | belgium (english)

SWEDEN |

belgien (swedish)

SWITZERLAND |

belgien (german) | la belgique (french) | belgio (italian) | belgio (romansh)

SYRIA |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french) | belgium (english)

T ⇈

TAIWAN |

比利时 [bǐlìshí] (mandarin)

TAJIKISTAN |

белгия (tajik)

TANZANIA |

ubelgiji (swahili) | belgium (english)

THAILAND |

เบลเยียม (thai)

TOGO |

la belgique (french)

TOKELAU |

- (tokelauan)

TONGA |

- (tongan) | belgium (english)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |

belgium (english)

TUNISIA |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic) | la belgique (french)

TURKEY (TURKIYE) |

belçika (turkish)

TURKMENISTAN |

belgiýa (turkmen)

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS |

belgium (english)

TUVALU |

- (tuvaluan) | belgium (english)

U V W X Y Z ⇈

UGANDA |

belgium (english)

UKRAINE |

бельгія [bel’giya] (ukrainian)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

UNITED KINGDOM (UK) |

belgium (english)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) |

belgium (english)

URUGUAY |

bélgica (spanish)

US VIRGIN ISLANDS |

belgium (english)

UZBEKISTAN |

belgiya (uzbek)

VANUATU |

belgium (english) | la belgique (french)

VATICAN CITY (HOLY SEE) |

belgium (latin) | belgio (italian)

VENEZUELA |

bélgica (spanish)

VIETNAM |

nước bỉ (vietnamese)

WALLIS AND FUTUNA |

la belgique (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)

YEMEN |

بلجيكا [biljika] (arabic)

ZAMBIA |

belgium (english)

ZIMBABWE |

belgium (english) | bherujiyamu (shona) | - (northern ndebele)

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