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  Belgium - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Belgium is divided into three communities, the Flemish community, the French-speaking community and the German-speaking community, and in three regions: Brussels (mainly Dutch- and French-speaking, with a population of 980,000), Flemish region (mainly Dutch-speaking, with a population of 5,900,000), and Wallonia (mainly French-speaking, with a population of 3,360,000).
Belgium is composed of the 5 northern Dutch-speaking provinces of Flanders, the 5 southern French-speaking provinces of Wallonia and the Capital Region of Brussels.
Belgium was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, the single European currency, in January 1999 and the Belgian franc was completely replaced by euro coins and banknotes in early 2002.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Belgium   (3356 words)

  
 Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belgium hosts the headquarters of NATO and a major part of the European Union's institutions and administrations, including the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and most of the sessions of the European Parliament.
Belgium is one of the few countries that has compulsory voting, thus having one of the highest rates of voter turnout in the world.
Belgium, with an area of 30 528 square kilometres (11,787 sq. mi), has three main geographical regions: the coastal plain in the north-west, the central plateau, and the Ardennes uplands in the south-east.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belgium   (4195 words)

  
 Belgium
Belgium is at the crossroads of Europe, both geographically and culturally; for 2,000 years it has been a pathway for the vast cultural shifts that have moved across the continent.
Belgium is composed of the five northern Dutch-speaking provinces of Flanders, the five southern French-speaking provinces of Wallonia and the Capital Region of Brussels.
Belgium adopted the euro, the single European currency, in January 1999, and the Belgian franc was replaced by the euro in 2002.
www.measuroo.com /eth-B/Belgium.php   (3881 words)

  
 Top20Belgium.com - Your Top20 Guide to Belgium!
Belgium is one of the few countries in which voting is compulsory; it has one of the highest rates of voter turnout in the world.
Belgium is composed of the five northern Dutch-speaking provinces of Flanders, the five southern French-speaking provinces of Wallonia (the German-speaking Community is located in the province of Liège along the German border) and the bilingual Capital Region of Brussels.
Belgium, with an area of 30,528 km², has three main geographical regions: the coastal plain in the north-west, the central plateau, and the Ardennes uplands in the south-east.
www.top20belgium.com   (3952 words)

  
 Belgium: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Belgium's political institutions are complex, but the majority of political power is organised with the two main communities: the Flemings (Flemings: A native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian), and their political parties; and the Walloons, and their parties.
Walloon Brabant (Walloon Brabant: walloon brabant is a province of wallonia and of belgium....
Hainaut (Hainaut: hainaut (dutch: henegouwen) is the westernmost province of wallonia, in belgium....
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 Belgium : search word
Main article: Politics of Belgium Belgium's political institutions are complex, but the majority of political power is organised with the two main communities: the Flemings, and their political parties; and the French-speakers, and their parties.
Main article: Demographics of Belgium The population density, 336/km², is one of the highest in Europe, after the Netherlands and some smaller countries such as Monaco.
Main article: Religion of Belgium In Belgium Roman Catholicism is the majority religion, accounting for between 75% and 80% of the population, although nowadays only about 10% to 20% of the population regularly goes to church.
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 Balkanization, Bilingualism, And Comparisons Of Language Situations At Home And Abroad
Language demographics refers to the number of speakers of a given language and their concentration in a territory.
In Belgium "the right to education in one's native tongue is a fundamental freedom and a basic human right" (Vanbergen, 1990, p.
The lack of a strong separatist movement in Belgium can be attributed not to coercion but to increased democracy through the number of political moves that the Belgians have made, such as increased linguistic and cultural regional autonomy and proportional representation.
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 Belgium -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Two major languages are spoken in Belgium: Dutch–sometimes unofficially called Flemish–is mainly spoken in Flanders to the north, while French is mainly spoken in Wallonia in the south.
Image:Ougree 16.jpg Belgium was the first continental European country to undergo the Industrial Revolution, in the early 1800s.
Belgium is celebrating the 175th anniversary of its independence and the 25th anniversary of the federal state
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Belgium   (3989 words)

  
 Learn more about Belgium in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The region was then associated with the Netherlands, and only became distinct after the Belgian revolution in 1830, which established an independent Belgian state.
This is a major children's holiday in Belgium.
Belgium is a curse word in the famed series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /b/be/belgium.html   (1987 words)

  
 Belgium - Gurupedia
Belgium (België in Dutch, Belgique in French, and Belgien in German) is a country in
Geographically and culturally, Belgium is at the crossroads of Europe, and during the past 2,000 years has witnessed a constant ebb and flow of different races and
Belgium was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, the single European currency, in January 1999 and the Belgian
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 Belgium, Wisconsin WI, village profile (Ozaukee County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Belgium, WI Belgium is a village in Ozaukee County, in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Belgium was $20,659, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Belgium, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $527.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=23774   (472 words)

  
 The Ultimate Belgium - American History Information Guide and Reference
The Ultimate Belgium - American History Information Guide and Reference
Some believe this would have already happened if it wasn't for the problem that the city of Brussels poses.
One example is the two so-called "school wars " ("Schoolstrijd" in Dutch, "guerres scolaires" in French) between liberals and Catholics which took place between 1879 and 1884 and between 1954 and 1958 respectively.
www.historymania.com /american_history/Belgium   (3219 words)

  
 GEsource - Search Results for   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Taken from the CIA World Factbook, this page provides a social, political, demographic and economic overview of Belgium.
The information is updated regularly, and also includes a map and the national flag.
Keywords: Belgium, environment, geography, demographics, government, politics, transport, communications, population, economics, culture, area studies, regional geography,
www.gesource.ac.uk /roads/cgi-bin/fullrecordsql.pl?handle=2003814-1722   (89 words)

  
 Belgium - travel, culture, links, demographics.
Breezy overview of Belgium today, indexed, with links and slideshow
Today's news from Belgium and the world, Eng/Fr/Fl Doc en Stoc
Lots of beer info on Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg
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