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Belgium in a glance, facts, figures and fun.
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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
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Belgium: facts and figures
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“Little Flanders in ‘big’ Belgium and in Europe”
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“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
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The provinces in Belgium
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Communities and regions
The Flemish region is the Dutch-language area = the provinces of West and East Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg and Flemish-Brabant.
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Belgium, political and organisational structure
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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
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Belgium, political and organisational structure
Flags
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Belgium, fact sheet and history
Population inhabitants (2013) Surface area 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 volts Population density 342,2 inhabitants per km2 Maximum distance between two points 280 kms
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Belgium, fact sheet and history
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Belgium & business Belgium
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Belgium: Fun
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Belgium’s lifestyle
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Belgium’s lifestyle 611 festivals Opera, music, theatre, etc.
Belgium = according to the lonely planet: a ‘must visit destination’
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Belgium’s lifestyle
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Belgium in a glance More information: http://www.belgium.be/
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