antwerp | country | belgium <sep> antwerp ( (listen); dutch: antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)] (listen); french: anvers [ɑ̃vɛʁs] (listen)) is the largest city in belgium by area at 20451 km2 (7896 sq mi) and the capital of antwerp province in the flemish region with a population of 530,504, it is the most populous municipality in belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest metropolitan region in belgium, second only to brusselsantwerp is on the river scheldt, linked to the north sea by the river's westerschelde estuary it is about 40 km (25 mi) north of brussels, and about 15 km (9 mi) south of the dutch border the port of antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in europe and within the top 20 globally the city is also known as the hub of the world's diamond trade 
antwerp is in belgium.antwerp is the largest city in belgium by area at 204.51 km2 (78.96 sq mi)