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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,

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1 Belgium België Belgique

2 Basic facts Population: 10.7 million Area: 30 528 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),

3 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,

4 Queen PaolaKing Albert II

5 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.

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7 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

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