Belgium
geographical name
Bel·gium ˈbel-jəm 
variants or French Belgique
bel-ˈzhēk
or Flemish België ˈbel-ḵē-ə
country of western Europe bordering on the North Sea and comprising the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders and the French-speaking region of Wallonia; a constitutional monarchy; capital Brussels area 11,787 square miles (30,528 square kilometers), population 11,571,000
see also belgian sense 1