Belgium
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| Kingdom of Belgium | |||||
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| National motto: | Strength lies in unity | ||||
| National anthem: | The Brabançonne | ||||
| About the people | |||||
| Official languages: | Dutch, French, German | ||||
| Population: (# of people) | |||||
| - Total: | 10,445,852 (ranked n/a) | ||||
| - Density: | 342 per km² | ||||
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| Capital city: | Brussels | ||||
| Largest city: | Brussels | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total: | 30,528 (ranked 148) | ||||
| - Water: | n/a km² (6.4%) | ||||
| Politics / Government | |||||
| Established: | Belgian Revolution (1830) | ||||
| Leaders: | Albert II Guy Verhofstadt |
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| Economy / Money | |||||
| Currency: (Name of money) |
Euro (€) | ||||
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| Time zone: | +01:00 | ||||
| Telephone dialing code: | 32 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .be | ||||
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Belgium (België in Dutch, Belgique in French and Belgien in German) is a country in Europe. It is next to France, Luxembourg, Germany, and the Netherlands.
The capital city of Belgium is Brussels.
There are three regions in Belgium: Flanders (where the Flemish speak Dutch) in the northern half of Belgium, Wallonia (where most Walloons speak French in the southern half and the Brussels-Capital Region in the middle (where Dutch and French are spoken).
Inside Wallonia is the area of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The community has its own parliament and government, but they are not yet as powerful as the Flemish and Walloon bodies.
Belgium is famous for high quality chocolate, french fries, comic books, and many kinds of beer.
[change] Other websites
- Official website of Belgian monarchy
- Official website of the Belgian federal governemt
- Belgian Telephone directory
- Belgium Travel Guide
- Brussels map
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