Kingdom of Belgium
	BEL
The Belgian flag is modeled after the French flag, black is the emblem of the Duchy of Brabant, which is temporarily independent of Austria, yellow is the lion, and red is the color of the lion's tongue. Originally vertical stripes, it was changed to horizontal stripes at the time of independence in 1830.

	area	30,528 square kilometers
	population	11.49 million people (2020)
	capital	Brussels
	language	Dutch, French, German
	currency	EUR
	climate	Belgium temperature and precipitation