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Introduction
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L G I U M |
Belgium brings to
mind images of exquisite lace, fine porcelain and melt in your mouth chocolates.
Shouldering a legacy rich with culture, art and history, Belgium today is not just the
seasoned traveller’s delight, but a leading commercial and political centre of the
European Union as also the headquarters of NATO. |
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| It is a country of
romantic beaches along the north, rocky highlands down south and rolling green countryside
in between. |
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Whether it is
Brussels, the capital city of Belgium that beckons you with it’s blend of old and
new, or industrialized Antwerp the diamond centre of the world with it’s Gothic
churches and quaint cobbled streets or a visit to a lace factory in Brugge - this and
more, will make you want that visit to last forever. The land of van Eyck and Rubens is as
ravishing now as the masterful brush strokes that captured and immortalized it centuries
ago. |
F A C
T B O X |
| Full Name |
Kingdom of Belgium |
| Area |
30,518 sq km |
| Population |
10.2 million |
| Capital City |
Brussels |
| People |
55% Flemish (Teutonic origin), 33% Walloons
(French Latin) and about 10% foreigners. |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic (75%) |
| Language |
Flemish, French and German. Most Belgians
also speak English. |
| Government |
Federal Parliamentary Democracy under Constitutional Monarchy. |
| Head of Govt |
Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt |
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