This is the 3038th most frequent German word.
belgien
"Belgien" is the German word for "Belgium," a country in Europe.
In this sentence, 'Belgien' is used as a proper noun representing a country, Belgium, and serves as the direct object of the verb 'besucht'.
Ich habe letzte Woche Belgien besucht.
I visited Belgium last week.
Here, 'Belgien' is employed within a possessive construction ('von Belgien') to indicate that the capital (Brussels) belongs to Belgium.
Die Hauptstadt von Belgien ist Brüssel.
The capital of Belgium is Brussels.
This sentence uses 'Belgien' as the subject of the verb 'ist bekannt', marking the country of Belgium in a neutral declarative statement.