BELGIUM BY: MARCELO GUZMAN MAIN MENU National Anthem

MAIN MENU NATURAL FEATURES WEATHER BACKGROUND TOURISM SOURCES MAP ECONOMY GOVERNMENT PEOPLE POPULATION LITERACY RECENT EVENT

MAP OF COUNTRY MAIN MENU CAPITAL CITY : Brussels

ECONOMY MAIN MENU IMPORTS: raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products EXPORTS: machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs CURRENCY: EUROS EXCHANGE RATE: 1 USD = Euros in November 2, 2014

GOVERNMENT MAIN MENU TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy CHIEF OF STATE: King Philippe HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo

PEOPLE MAIN MENU LANGUAGE : Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) RELIGIONS : Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes protestant) 25% ETHNIC GROUP : Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%

POPULATION MAIN MENU POPULATION : 10,449,361 YEAR : 2014

LITERACY MAIN MENU

NATURAL FEATURES MAIN MENU MAJOR BODIES OF LAND : Flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast MAJOR BODIES OF WATER : North sea, Meuse river, Schelde river NATURAL RESOURCES : Construction materials, silica sand, carbonates

WEATHER MAIN MENU CLIMATE: Temperature; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy Temperatures in Brussels in C MonthDec Day High Low

BACKGROUND MAIN MENU 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. Political divisions 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. Its capital, Brussels, is home to numerous international organizations including the EU and NATO.

RECENT ACTIVITY MAIN MENU There are countries with creative and authentic churches that impress citizens all around the world. But nothing compares with the church in Belgium that its way of structure gives a big impact. This church is accessible by walking or riding on a bicycle

TOURISM MENU MAIN MENU FLIGHT POINT OF INTEREST MENU

FLIGHT TO CAPITAL CITY Price of Round trip = $6, in USD From Dec 10 – MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU From: MonterreyTo: Dallas Dep: 12:05 pmArr: 1:45 pm Flight No: 391Airline: American From: DallasTo: Madrid Dep: 5:50 pmArr: 10:20 am + 1 day Flight No: 36Airline: American From: MadridTo: Brussels Dep: 12:05 pmArr: 2:30 pm Flight No: 8696Airline: American From: BrusselsTo: Chicago Dep: 11:05 amArr: 1:40 pm Flight No: 973Airline: United From: ChicagoTo: Monterrey Dep: 6:05 pmArr: 9:49 pm Flight No: 5588Airline: United

POINT OF INTEREST MENU MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU MANNEKEN PIS CATHEDRAL OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GUDULA CINQUANTENAIRE

MANNEKEN PIS MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU Manneken pis, one of the most famous attractions in Brussels. This fountain of a small naked fella doing pee atracts people of all around the world. This statue was designed by Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder in between 1918 and This little fella also inspires other citizens by people dressing him in all kind of ways such as a ninja, Columbus, a captain and more.

CATHEDRAL OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GUDULA MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula has all kind of shapes and dimensions which makes it creative and original. This cathedral was built on the Treurenberg hill in the 9 th century.

CINQUANTENAIRE MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU The Cinquantenaire is a large public attraction (mostly a large park) also known as the "Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary.” This place is located in Brussels, Belgium.

SOURCES MAIN MENU 1Flag, Capital, Imports, Exports, Currency, Type of Government, Chief of State, Language, Religion, Ethnic Groups, Total Population, Literacy, Bodies of Land, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources, Land use, Climate, Background CIA World Factbook 2AnthemHand Out Folder 3Mapwww.infoplease.com 4Exchange RateGoogle Currency Converter 5Pict of Billblog.invisible-privacy.com 6Pict of Coin4vector.com 7Pict of Chief of Stateodt.co.nz 8Pict of Headwww.reddit.com 9Pict 1 for PeopleTrendy4.com 10Pict 2 for PeopleJosecarlosortiz.blogspot.co m 11Population by Genderwww.geohive.com 12TemperaturesGoogle Weather 13Recent Eventwww.slate.com 14Pict 1 for Recent Event architecturelab.net 15Pict 2 for Recent Event architecturelab.net 16Flightwww.expedia.com 17Point of Interest 1en.wikipedia.org 18Pict 1 for PI1commons.wikimedia.org 19Pict 2 for PI1managerzone,.com 20Point of Interest 2en.wikipedia.org 21Pict 1 for PI2commons.wikimedia.org 22Pict 2 for PI2Trabel.com 23Point of Interest 3en.wikipedia.org 24Pict 1 for PI3en.wikipedia.org 25Pict 2 for PI3bloomiliciouse.be