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Brussels is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated and the richest region in Belgium in terms of GDP per capita.
It covers 162 km2 (63 sq mi), a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times the larger metropolitan area of Brussels comprises over 2.5 million people, which makes it the largest in Belgium. It is also part of a large conurbation extending towards Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven and Walloon Brabant, home to over 5 million people.
Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe.
Country Belgium
Community Wallonia French Community
Flanders Flemish Community
Settled c. 580
Founded 979
Region 18 June 1989
Capital City of Brussels
Government
• Executive Government of the Brussels-Capital Region
• Governing parties (2014–19) PS, FDF, cdH; Open Vld, sp.a, CD&V
• Minister-President Rudi Vervoort (PS)
• Legislature Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region
• Speaker Charles Picqué
Area
• Region/City 162.4 km2 (62.7 sq mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
Population (1 January 2019)
• Region/City 1,208,542
• Estimate (1 January 2020) 1,212,352
• Density 7,442/km2 (19,270/sq mi)
• Metro 2,500,000
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
42 postal codes
Area code(s) 02
GDP (nominal) 2017
- Total $92 billion
- Per capita $77,000
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Brussels is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated and the richest region in Belgium in terms of GDP per capita.
It covers 162 km2 (63 sq mi), a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times the larger metropolitan area of Brussels comprises over 2.5 million people, which makes it the largest in Belgium. It is also part of a large conurbation extending towards Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven and Walloon Brabant, home to over 5 million people.
Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe.
Country Belgium
Community Wallonia French Community
Flanders Flemish Community
Settled c. 580
Founded 979
Region 18 June 1989
Capital City of Brussels
Government
• Executive Government of the Brussels-Capital Region
• Governing parties (2014–19) PS, FDF, cdH; Open Vld, sp.a, CD&V
• Minister-President Rudi Vervoort (PS)
• Legislature Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region
• Speaker Charles Picqué
Area
• Region/City 162.4 km2 (62.7 sq mi)
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
Population (1 January 2019)
• Region/City 1,208,542
• Estimate (1 January 2020) 1,212,352
• Density 7,442/km2 (19,270/sq mi)
• Metro 2,500,000
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
42 postal codes
Area code(s) 02
GDP (nominal) 2017
- Total $92 billion
- Per capita $77,000
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