Belgium België Belgique. Basic facts Population: 10.7 million Area: 30 528 km 2 (1/11 Finland) 2 main regions: – Flanders: northern part, 59%,Dutch speaking,

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Chapter Sixteen Central Western Europe

Advertisements

Belgium (la Belgique) is a small country with a population of 10 million located northeast of France. Belgiums capital is Brussels (Bruxelles). Brussels.

BELGIUM: languages and identities. an intergenerational discovery dr. Rob Belemans.

BELGIUM. The Location Of Belgium Major Locations BrugesAntwerp Liege Namur Charleroi Brussels.

La Belgique. Une carte About the country 10.5 million A culturally diverse country Consitutional monarchy –Federal, regional, and community governments.

Study Project The Countries and Capitals of the European Union.

Roy Reza Belgium flag Belgium map Facts Belgium is a hereditary constitutional monarchy. The current monarch is King Albert II, who took the oath of.

Name: Stephen Murphy Country: Luxembourg Population of Luxembourg.

GPS Countries & Facts.

Germany. Map of Germany Germany’s Flag Country Quick Facts Germany Capital City: Berlin Population: 82 million Main Languages: German (official), English,

The United Kingdom Natacha MACIERI Lucas BREHON—GRATALOUP Mathilde HELBERT Hugo IRIONDO.

CONTENT BASED TEACHING

GIS Project The European Union Maxime Muylle Laurent Houben December 18th, 2006.

 Capital -> Brussels  Official Languages -> Dutch, French, German  Population -> 10,665,867  Government -> Parliamentary democracy & Constitutional.

“Habonim” School Class 6A November Location of Belgium -dark green continentEuropean - & light green dark grey European Union - greenlightEuropean.

38th Conference of the Directors of EU Paying Agencies

The country we represent is :. Area: km², the largest country in Europe. Population: 66.6 million inhabitants, the second most populous country.

France is the largest country in Western Europe. In 1958 after years of instability of government, French voters agreed to a new constitution that gave.

FRANCE AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES History of France Lascaux Cave – prehistoric paintings of bulls jumping  Southern France 15,000 years old.

Where is your country located and which countries does it border with? Germany is located in the middle of Europe (arrow in the picture) It borders with:

Belgium. Location Northwestern Europe, the Netherlands is to the north, Germany and Luxembourg to the east, France to the south, and the North Sea to.

Belgium Lana Jessica Royaume de Belgique Belgium-  Capitol : Brussels ( largest city)  Official Languages: Dutch,French and German  Government: Federal.

Do Now Read the article and do the following: –Highlight and/or underline three main ideas of the article –Circle or Make a Star around facts you think.

France and the benelux countries

Western Europe. Western Europe I Learning objectives Understand Western Europe region Describe climate characteristics Discuss tourism characteristics.

Education in Belgium Karolien Bouchet July Belgium.

 Western Europe bordering the North Sea between France and Netherlands.  Area is 30,528 sq km Total.  Coastline is 66.5 km  Climate-mild winters,

BELGIUM BY: MARCELO GUZMAN MAIN MENU National Anthem.

Location Geographic facts Nations Involved Historic Overview Solution.

The Benelux Countries Benelux NE Europe Belgium The Netherlands Luxembourg First letters of each: Benelux a.k.a. low countries 26.1 million people.

Flemings and Walloons in Belgium Justin, Kim, Anthony, Katherine, and Emma.

Geography Year 6 By Stacey Tyas.

By Millie Elner Gibbs. Belgium map Belgium facts Belgium's climate is moderate, with hardly any extremes in temperature throughout the year. It rains.

Countries of the World By: Sheehan Byrne For: Mrs. T. Van Biljouw Class: Information Technology.

Europe: Population and Culture

WE PRESENT YOU BELGIUM. BELGIUM IS LOCATED IN WESTERN EUROPE. The neighbouring countries are France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Federal parlementary democracy Under a constitunional monarchy with King Albert ll -attained federal status in 1995 Devided into: - Federal government.

+ Europe’s Heartland aka Central Europe: French and the Benelux Countries Mr. Mulligan Geography.

West and central Europe chapter 13

Belgium. The middle of Europe The country Area of m inhabitants capital: Brussel Flanders (Dutch) Wallonie (French)

Situation of Belgium in Europe Belgium is situated in Europe, above France. Brussels, the capital city of Belgium is the capital city of Europe. Belgium.

Benelux Countries By: B. Hart.

Guten Tag Hallo Ich heisse Mrs. Sparks. Wie heisst du?

BeNeLux Countries Includes Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg The Benelux is an economic union.

Royal Family Norway's King Harald V and Queen Sonja.

Western Europe Chapter 3 Section 3 West Central Europe Today.

The Benelux Countries Chapter 14 – Section 3. Map Activity  Turn to page S34…(Europe map in the front of the book)  Please find Benelux on the map.

Comenius meeting Presented by Nassim, Mathieu and Evert.

Welcome to Karel de Grote university college. Belgium in Europe 11 million inhabitants 3 regions: Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels 3 communities: Dutch, French,

BELGIUM BY LOGAN GOUDREAU AND JAKE HENRY. QUICK FACTS The capital of Belgium is Brussels. Belgium’s favored food is Sage-Roasted Chicken with Endive Sala.

The Benelux Countries 8 th Grade Geography Mrs. Reed via Mrs. Barker.

BELGUIM THE PLACE YOU NEED TO BE Contents  FACTS ABOUT BELGIUM. FACTS ABOUT BELGIUM  POPULATION POPULATION  CLIMATE CLIMATE  HISTORY HISTORY  RELIGION.

Chapter 11-1 Vocabulary Parliamentary Democracy

Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxemburg

Belgium Facts Learn some interesting information about Belgium while enjoying a range of fun facts and trivia.

II. Europe’s Heartland A. France’s Land and Economy

By Elisabeth Park and Marie Kolides

L’Histoire de la Belgique

West Central Europe Chapter 13.

Selection of cities Anastasios Maroudas Eurogramme

LANGUAGES OF BELGIUM By: Larissa Obeng.

Guided tour of Brussels + General facts about the city

The major physical regions of Europe

ΠΕΙΡΑΜΑΤΙΚΟ ΓΕ.Λ. ΠΑΤΡΩΝ

Belgium in a glance, facts, figures and fun.

Belgium in a glance, facts, figures and fun.

Belgium in a glance, facts, figures and fun.

The Republic of Germany

Presentation transcript:

Belgium België Belgique

Basic facts Population: 10.7 million Area: km 2 (1/11 Finland) 2 main regions: – Flanders: northern part, 59%,Dutch speaking, – Wallonia: southern part, 31%, French speaking & German speaking (East Cantons) Capital: Brussels: 10%, bilingual (mainly French),

Basic facts Main cities: Brussels, Antwerp, Brughes, Ghent, Liège, Charleroi Prime Minister: Herman Van Rompuy Royal family: – King Albert II & Queen Paola, – Inheritor: Prince Filip & Princess Mathilde Main religions: Roman Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, Protestantism,

Queen PaolaKing Albert II

Geographic situation 4 neighbours: France, Germany, Luxembourg and The Netherlands. 3 main geographical regions: the coastal plain, the central plateau and the Ardennes uplands. Highest point at 694 metres (Signal de Botranges) Lowest average temperature in January at 3 °C and highest in July at 18 °C.

International One of the founding members of E.U. Host of many international organisations, e.g.: Nato, Oxfam, ETUC, European organisations, … Ranked fifth in 2007 Worldwide Press Freedom