Belgians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 11.5–12 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Belgium 10,839,905(Belgian nationality only, 1 January 2014) |
|
 United States
|
352,630 |
 Canada
|
176,615 |
 France
|
133,066 |
 Netherlands
|
60,000 |
 Germany
|
20,000–50,000 |
 Brazil
|
6,000 |
| Languages | |
|
Dutch, French, German (also other Languages of Belgium) |
|
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism Minority: Protestantism, Judaism and Islam |
|
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Germanic and Latin peoples (especially French, Dutch, Luxembourgers and Germans) |
|
Belgians (Dutch: Belgen, French: Belges, German: Belgier) are the citizens and natives of the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe. Majority of Belgians belong to two distinct ethnic groups native to the country, Flemings who speak Dutch in the north, on the border with the Netherlands, and Walloons who speak French and/or Walloon to the south, on the border with France. There is also a substantial Belgian diaspora, settling primarily the United States, Canada and France.
Belgians are a relatively "new" people. The 1830 revolution led to the establishment of an independent country under a provisional government and a national congress. The Belgian people are descendants of the Celtic Belgae and Germanic peoples such as the Frisians, Franks, and the Saxons. The name "Belgium" was adopted for the country, the word being derived from Gallia Belgica, a Roman province in the northernmost part of Gaul that, before Roman invasion in 100 BC, was inhabited by the Belgae, a mix of Celtic and Germanic peoples.
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