South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Belgium is a country located in Western Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Belgium regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Belgium?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Belgium is 11,849 sq mi. South Dakota is bigger than Belgium by 65,267 sq mi. South Dakota is around 6.51 times bigger than Belgium.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Belgium: 11,849 sq mi ( 30,689 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Belgium as of 2020, was estimated to be around 11,555,997.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Belgium.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Belgium is Brussels.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Belgium: Dutch, French, German
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Belgium: Belgian
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Belgium: BE
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Belgium Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Belgium:
25° 0′ 0″ S, 133° 0′ 0″ E
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