BE — Belgium

Belgium is a Western European country home to the European Union headquarters and NATO. Brussels, the capital, serves as the de facto capital of the EU. Belgium is a federal state with three official languages — Dutch (Flanders), French (Wallonia), and German (eastern cantons). The Euro is the currency. For developers, the BE country code maps to nl-BE for Belgian Dutch (Flemish), fr-BE for Belgian French, and de-BE for Belgian German — Belgium is one of the most linguistically complex countries for localization, with language determining everything from UI text to legal requirements. The .be domain is widely used, and +32 is the dialing code. Belgian address formatting varies by language region. The country's role as EU and NATO headquarters means Brussels-based institutions and regulations affect software compliance across Europe. Belgian VAT numbers follow the BE + 10-digit format. Applications serving Belgium must dynamically switch language based on the user's language community, not just country.