Where is Belgium?

Belgium is a country in Western Europe.

Belgium in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.

Type: Country
Continent: Europe
Region: Western Europe
Land borders: 4: France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Area: About 31,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres: Northern; Eastern
Capital city: 50.85° N, 4.35° E

About Belgium

Belgium is a federal constitutional monarchy in the Low Countries, divided between Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia. Its capital, Brussels, is the de facto capital of the European Union and hosts NATO. Famous for beer, chocolate, waffles and comics, it was the first country in continental Europe to industrialise.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 1 on 25 September 2026 (#24), hardest clue first:

A 2018 remeasurement including the low-water line found it 160 square kilometres bigger than believed.
In 1302 its militias beat mounted French knights at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
It legalised euthanasia back in 2002.
The Adventures of Tintin by Herge is the best known comic series from this country.

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Nearby places from past puzzles

Waterloo 20 km away
Netherlands 170 km away
Luxembourg 190 km away
France 260 km away
Switzerland 490 km away
Liechtenstein 560 km away
Germany 650 km away
Czechia 720 km away

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Sources: Wikipedia: Belgium. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.