Belgium, which is among the Benelux countries, has a strategic position with its geographical location and economy.
For a complete truck departing from Turkey, the Belgium route will first continue by road via Bulgaria and by RORO via the Italian Trieste Port.
Belgium is a federal state divided into three regions: the Dutch-speaking Flemish region to the north, the French-speaking Walloon region to the south, and the bilingual capital Brussels, where the French and Dutch share official status. There is also a small German-speaking minority in the eastern part of the country. Belgium's diverse landforms are as follows: 67 kilometers of coastline and coastal plains along the North Sea, a plateau in the center, and the hills and forests of the Ardennes region in the south. The most important sectors of the Belgian economy were public administration, defence, education, health and social work activities and wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food services and industry.
Belgium Transport's main export partners are Germany, France and the Netherlands, while its main import partners are the Netherlands, Germany and France. Belgium's strongly globalized economy and transport infrastructure are integrated with the rest of Europe. The country's location at the heart of the highly industrialized region has helped it become the world's 15th largest trading country in 2007. The economy is characterized by labor, high GNP and high exports per capita. Belgium's main imports are food products, machinery, rough diamonds, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, clothing and accessories, and textiles, while its main exports are automobiles, food products, iron and steel, rough diamonds, textiles, plastics, petroleum products and are non-ferrous metals.