Informally known as the Kingdom of Belgium, Belgium is a nation in Northwestern Europe. The Netherlands borders the nation on the north, Germany borders it on the east, Luxembourg borders it on the southeast, France borders it on the south, and the North Sea borders it on the west. With a population of nearly 11.5 million and an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi)[4], it is the sixth most densely inhabited country in Europe and the 22nd most densely populated country overall, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi). Historically, the Low Countries, which included sections of northern France, were a somewhat wider region than the Benelux group of states, of which Belgium is a part. Bru