2. BELGUIM THE PLACE YOU NEED TO BE

3. Contents  FACTS ABOUT BELGIUM. FACTS ABOUT BELGIUM  POPULATION POPULATION  CLIMATE CLIMATE  HISTORY HISTORY  RELIGION RELIGION  NEIGHBOURS NEIGHBOURS  FOOTBALL FOOTBALL  ATTRACTIONS ATTRACTIONS  CATHEDRALS CATHEDRALS

4. Belgium facts  Belgium is known for it`s parades and carnivals. Also, it is known for it’s waffles, fries, chocolate and beer, which people call junk food now.  They have a famous festival called Brussels ( their capital city ) Food Festival, which lasts 2 days. These are some of their foods. MENU

5. Belgium population  Surprisingly, Belgium has a population of 11.337 million people in just one small country. They speak French and Dutch and a small amount speak German.  MENU MENU

6. Weather  Belgium`s weather is almost the same as the United Kingdom. But when it gets hot it can reach a temperature of 35 while raining.  MENU MENU

7.  THE HISTORY OF BELGIUM  The history of Belgium predates the founding of the modern state of that name in 1830.  Belgium`s history is intertwined with those of it`s neighbours :The Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxembourg. B ELGIUM H ISTORY MENU

8.  T HERE ARE MANY ACTIVE RELIGIONS IN B ELGIUM. C HRISTIANITY, IN PARTICULAR R OMAN C ATHOLICISM, IS THE LARGEST RELIGION IN B ELGIUM. A BOUT 58% OF THE POPULATION ADHERES TO THE R OMAN C ATHOLIC C HURCH. Religion MENUMENU

9. Neighbours Germany  Distance from Belgium to Germany is 428 Kilometres. This air travel distance is equal to 266 miles. Question ? Was Belgium colonized by Germany? YES NO

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12. football  Outstandingly,Belgium is the second highest ranked team in international rankings according to FIFA   The flags above show the top 7 countries ranked in the world.  This is Eden Hazard, Belgium`s best player right now. He has won the Premier League and Capital One cup for Chelsea.  MENU MENU 1 ArgentinaArgentina 1585(1584.61)1585(1584.61) 15851585 0 845.90845.90 845.90845.90 599.70599.70 299.85299.85 1028.901028.90 308.67308.67 130.19130.19 2 BelgiumBelgium 1401(1400.86)1401(1400.86) 14011401 0 704.28704.28 704.28704.28 530.35530.35 265.17265.17 862.46862.46 258.74258.74 863.37863.37 172.67172.67 3 ColombiaColombia 1331(1330.63)1331(1330.63) 13311331 0 686.77686.77 686.77686.77 442.63442.63 221.32221.32 879.92879.92 263.98263.98 792.81792.81 158.56158.56 4 GermanyGermany 1319(1319.48)1319(1319.48) 13191319 0 707.55707.55 707.55707.55 357.08357.08 178.54178.54 1112.981112.98 333.89333.89 497.45497.45 99.4999.49 5 C h il e 1316(1316.3)1316(1316.3) 13161316 0 746.21746.21 746.21746.21 579.37579.37 289.68289.68 673.71673.71 202.11202.11 391.47391.47 78.2978.29 6 PortugalPortugal 1266(1265.74)1266(1265.74) 12661266 0 691.85691.85 691.85691.85 600.93600.93 300.47300.47 601.75601.75 180.52180.52 464.53464.53 92.9192.91 7 FranceFrance 1189(1188.71)1189(1188.71) 11891189 0 740.40740.40 740.40740.40 288.09288.09 144.05144.05 773.40773.40 232.02232.02 361.23361.23 72.2572.25

13. Belgium Attractions  Belgium may be small but it's packed full of sights. Bruges is the major highlight there,with its perfectly-preserved medieval streets rimming tranquil canals that lure flocks of travellers each year. But, I recommend you go in the summer or you won’t like it. Bruges: Belfry & Halle MENU MENU

14. Cathedral of Saint Bravo, Ghent This cathedral is the second most recommended place in Belgium. menu

15. The End  I hope this power point has made you want to go to Belgium