Belgium in a glance, facts, figures and fun.

Belgium in a glance Belgium, facts and figures Fact sheet Political and organisational structure Business 2. Belgium, food & fun Land of milk and honey Festivals, culture and tourism

Belgium: facts and figures

“Little Flanders in ‘big’ Belgium and in Europe”

“Little Flanders in ‘big’ Belgium and in Europe” ...Flanders lies in the northern, Dutch-speaking or Flemish- speaking part of Belgium ...Flanders has 5.8 million inhabitants and has Brussels as capital ...Brussels is also the capital of Europe

The provinces in Belgium

Communities and regions The Flemish region is the Dutch-language area = the provinces of West and East Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg and Flemish-Brabant.

Belgium, political and organisational structure

Belgium, fact sheet and history Hi/hello = hoi Good morning = goedemorgen Good evening= goede avond I’m from … = Ik kom uit … My name is … = Mijn naam is … How are you? = Hoe gaat het met je? Thank you= dank u Goodbye = Tot ziens

Belgium, political and organisational structure Flags

Belgium, fact sheet and history Population 11.082.744 inhabitants (2013) Surface area 30.528 km2 Federal capital Brussels Head of State King Philippe Prime Minister Charles Michel National Day 21 July National languages Dutch, French and German Currency the euro (EUR) Weights and measures metric system Domestic electricity 220-230 volts Population density 342,2 inhabitants per km2 Maximum distance between two points 280 kms

Belgium, fact sheet and history

Belgium & business Belgium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDH553Gml_o

Belgium: Fun

Belgium’s lifestyle

Belgium’s lifestyle 611 festivals Opera, music, theatre, etc. Belgium = according to the lonely planet: a ‘must visit destination’

Belgium’s lifestyle

Belgium in a glance More information: http://www.belgium.be/ http://www.visitflanders.co.uk/ http://www.opt.be/accueil/en/i ndex.html http://www.eastbelgium.com Belgium Happy Belgium in Motion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tRjioVzN4U