Belgium.
Kingdom of Belgium
Member of EU27, NATO, OECD.
Population
11.7M
GDP (nominal)
$582.0B
GDP / capita
$49,780
Capital
Brussels
Government
Federal parliamentary …
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
7.6 / 10
UN voting record
How Belgium votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
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Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Belgium is a committed multilateralist that channels most of its foreign policy through the EU, NATO, and the UN. It is a consistent advocate for European defense cooperation, development aid (historically among the top per-capita donors), and international criminal justice.
Belgium maintains a complex legacy in Central Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi, which shapes its Africa policy. It has been an active contributor to UN and EU peacekeeping missions and supports the ICC and international humanitarian law.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$582.0B
GDP per capita
$49,780
Currency
Euro (EUR)
HDI
0.94
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Belgium’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.