Belgium

Guide to BELGIUM

BELGIUM which official name is Kingdom of Belgium or Belgium, is a country from Europe located at the Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands. BELGIUM with 1,385 km sq km, limits with: France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km, Netherlands 450 km; and is divided in 10 provinces . BELGIUM's capital is Brussels which is the most populated city with about 1,019,022 inhabitants.

History of BELGIUM

BELGIUM's government is federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Constitutional monarchy with a Ceremonial government type, with King Albert II as head of state and Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt as head of government.

Other symbols of BELGIUM are Belgian motto " Eendracht maakt macht, L'union fait la force and Einigkeit gibt Stärke (Dutch, French and German, Unity gives Strength) Belgian anthem "The Brabançonne (The Song of Brabant) Belgian flag.Belgian flag is composed by three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red; the design was based on the flag of France .

BELGIUM's history is quite long: Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy.

BELGIUMs geography

Guide to travel to BELGIUM

If you are thinking on traveling to BELGIUM, you will have to take in consideration some points like BELGIUM's currency, BELGIUM's weather, BELGIUM's national holiday and BELGIUM's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. BELGIUM`s currency is called euro ( €), which is divided in 100 cents. For your consideration, euro's exchange rate is about Resurrection of Christ Cathedral, Tirana per dolar.0.6347688642.

BELGIUM's weather is characterized to be temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to BELGIUM.

You can also consider to visit BELGIUM on it's national holiday to get in BELGIUM's culture. If you do so, BELGIUM's national holiday is called 21 July ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of BELGIUM: Signal de Botrange 694 m. And try also to get to BELGIUM's lowest point: North Sea 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit BELGIUM's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to BELGIUM, with more than 43 airports and 6 airlines, you will get to BELGIUM without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. BELGIUM has about3,536 of railways, and also2,043 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Belgian Culture

BELGIUM is known by Belgians as Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie or Belgique/Belgie in the shortened way. Belgian, about 10,392,226 people, are composed by different ethnics: Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%. And they also have different languages: German, French, Dutch.

Another relevant point nowadays it's BELGIUM's religion. Belgians are divided in Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%. So you can visit any of it's11 like Cathedral of Our Lady in Tournai - Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tournai.

But if want to know more about BELGIUM's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Belgian novelists' books like Karel Van Mander, Johan Daisne or Jef Geeraerts.

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