獨立日：10月4日(1830年) 國慶日：7月21日(1831年前國王利奧波德壹世登基日)
國旗：呈長方形，旗面從左到右由黑、黃、紅三個平行相等的豎長方形相連構成。
比利時是歐洲大陸完美的縮影：舊大陸的魔力、極佳的烹飪術、黃金海濱和森林美色……尤以滑鐵盧古戰場名揚世界。中世紀時的比利時是壹個南來北往的貿易必經之地，她逐漸成為歐洲最重要並最繁榮的地方，被譽為“西歐的十字路口”。
同時，這裏也擁有著名的文化藝術城市。安特衛普是畫家魯本斯的故鄉，在教堂和博物館都陳列著魯本斯的作品。布呂赫的運河和別致的建築使它有“北方威尼斯”之稱。
此外，比利時也是音樂、漫畫、電影愛好者的天堂，這裏每年都會有音樂節、漫畫節及電影節。
目前，多個國際組織，如歐洲***同體、北約總部等等，又為這個國家，尤其是布魯塞爾增色不少。
Belgium is a small, highly developed and densely populated country (10 million of inhabitants) at the cross-roads of Western Europe. Belgium is one of the founding members of the European Community, and its capital, Brussels, is also the capital of the European Union.Belgium's rich history has left impressive churches, town halls, castles and works of art, dating back to the early Middle Ages, spread around the cities and country-side.Belgium has possibly the highest "quality of life" in the world, as testified by its excellent food, housing, health care, education and infrastructure, its world records for high productivity and low poverty, and the appreciation of foreigners residing in Belgium.