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'''Belgium'''officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western [[Europe]]. It is bordered by the [[Country:Netherlands|Netherlands]] to the north, [[Germany]] to the east, [[Luxembourg]] to the southeast, [[Country:France|France]] to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of 376 per square kilometre (970/sq mi). The capital and largest city is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Brussels Brussels]; other major cities are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp Antwerp], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent Ghent], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi Charleroi] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%C3%A8ge Liège].
Legally, Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds. It is divided into three highly autonomous regions: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flemish_Region the Flemish Region] in the north, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallonia Wallonia] in the south, and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels Brussels-Capital Region]. Brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of GDP per capita.
