Kingdom of Belgium in exile (1914–1918)
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| Kingdom of Belgium Koninkrijk van België (Dutch) Royaume de Belgique (French) Königreich Belgien (German) |
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| Motto Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch) L'union fait la force (French) Einigkeit macht stark (German) "Strength through Unity" (lit. "Unity makes strength") |
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| Anthem Brabançonne |
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| Capital | Brussels (de jure) | |||||
| Languages | Dutch, French, German | |||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||||
| King (in exile) | ||||||
| - | 1914-1918 | Albert I (continued after restoration of Belgian sovereignty) | ||||
| Prime Minister | ||||||
| - | 1914-1918 | Charles de Broqueville | ||||
| - | 1918 | Gérard Cooreman (continued after the restoration of Belgian sovereignty) | ||||
| Legislature | Federal Parliament | |||||
| - | Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower house | Chamber of Representatives | ||||
| History | ||||||
| - | Occupation by the German Empire | 1914 | ||||
| - | End of occupation by the German Empire | 1918 | ||||
| Currency | Belgian franc | |||||
| Today part of |  Democratic Republic of Congo Burundi Rwanda |
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The Kingdom of Belgium was in exile from 1914 to 1918 during the period of occupation by the German Empire during World War I. The occupation by Germany was not recognized by the Allied powers and Belgium's sovereignty was deemed to have been violated by the United Kingdom, resulting in British intervention against Germany. Belgian sovereignty was restored in November 1918 with the end of the war.
