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  Definition of Belgium - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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)

  
 History of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belgium thus started life as an independent state, equipped with a very liberal constitution (constitutional monarchy), but with suffrage restricted to the haute-bourgeoisie and the clergy, all together less than 1% of the adult population, and fully French-speaking in a country where French was not the majority language.
Belgium is one of the founding members of the European Coal and Steel Community in July, 1952 and of the European Economic Community founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome.
Rulers.org — Belgium List of rulers for Belgium
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Belgium   (3653 words)

  
 Belgium Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Belgium is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy that evolved after World War II from a unitary state to a federation.
Belgium is one of the few countries that has compulsory voting, which results in 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.
www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/Belgium   (4132 words)

  
 Belgium
Belgium is a federal state with several levels of government, including national, regional (Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels), and community (Flemish, Francophone, and German).
Although the introduction to the list clearly stated that there was no intent to characterize any of the groups as "dangerous," the list quickly became known in the press and to the public as the "dangerous sects" list.
The regional governments are charged with matters that directly affect the geographical regions and the material well-being of their residents, such as commerce and trade, public works, and environmental policy.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eur/8227.htm   (7377 words)

  
 biology - Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in Western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea.
Apart from the Federal Government there is a subdivision according to language into Communities, with the French(-speaking) Community, the Flemish Community and the German-speaking Community, and another subdivision into Regions: the Walloon Region, the Flemish Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.
Belgium is celebrating the 175th anniversary of its independence and the 25th anniversary of the federal state - in Dutch, French, English, German
www.biologydaily.com /biology/Belgium   (3221 words)

  
 ICL - Belgium - Constitution
Belgium is made up of three Regions: the Walloon Region, the Flemish Region, and the Brussels Region.
In view of the application of Article 39, the French and Flemish Community Councils, in addition to their respective Governments, may exercise the responsibilities, respectively, of the Walloon and of the Flemish Regional Governments, along the terms and according to those conditions established by law.
The city of Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the headquarters of the federal Government.
www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/be00000_.html   (11389 words)

  
 Belgium (06/05)
Belgium is divided ethnically into the Dutch-speaking Flemings and French-speaking Walloons, the 70,000 residents of the eastern German cantons, and the bilingual capital of Brussels.
Subsequent constitutional reform established a community Parliament and government governments for the German-speaking cantons in 1983, and a regional Parliament and government for the Brussels Capital Region in 1989.
Belgium supported the expansion of NATO and EU membership to the new democracies of central and eastern Europe and is actively engaged in the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2874.htm   (5830 words)

  
 Belgium
Belgium sits at a cultural crossroads between Germanic Europe and Romance Europe.
Some observers believe that Belgium is well on its way to disintegration, falling apart into two independent states, Flanders and Wallonia.
As the first European country to undergo an industrial revolutionin the early 1800s, Belgium developed an excellent transportation infrastructure of ports, canals, railways, and highways to integrate its industry with that of its neighbours.
creekin.net /n18-belgium.html   (3044 words)

  
 LLRX -- Research Guide to Belgian Law
Belgium is a federal state with a civil law system and is member of the European Union.
Because the government for many years did little more than publish the Official Gazette and was not able to produce consolidated texts of legislation in a suitable way, Kluwer was the most important source for knowing how the law stood, by way of their loose-leaf annotaded codes (TWS, see below) and commentaries.
For those who are looking for such a list: the website of the law library in Leuven offers a list of weblinks and of all kinds of smaller electronic databases (e.g.
www.llrx.com /features/belgian.htm   (6502 words)

  
 IMAO: Totally True Tidbits About Belgium
President Bush finished up his trip to Belgium, where he spent the last several days doing the diplomatic equivalent of Frank J's Happy Dance and making the Europeans look like the terrorist-coddling schmucks that they are.
Belgium is such a small crappy country, that it had to join with two other small crappy countries to create another slightly bigger crappy country.
Belgium is also the galaxy's most offensive curse, according to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
www.imao.us /archives/002753.html   (1979 words)

  
 Treaties - 3. List of Treaties of which Belgium is the depositary
Agreement between the governments of the Benelux countries (the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) and the government of the republic of Lithuania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (readmission agreement), with protocol of application, signed at Brussels on 9 June 1999.
Agreement between the governments of the Benelux countries (the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) and the government of the republic of Latvia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (readmission agreement), with protocol of application, signed at Brussels on 9 June 1999
Agreement between the governments of the Benelux countries (the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) and the government of the republic of Hungary on the readmission of persons who have entered Member States' territory unauthorised or reside without authorisation, signed at Luxembourg on 23 January 2002
www.diplomatie.be /en/treaties/treatiesdetail.asp?TEXTID=988   (3094 words)

  
 Government Publications and Maps: Foreign Governments
The Government Publications Departments does not collect the documents of foreign governments; this page was created as a way to access that information.
Information on nations not on this list can be found on the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation List of Members.
Territories and colonies of other countries are listed separately if the home rule government has a website.
www.library.northwestern.edu /govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html   (378 words)

  
 Seriously Though
The French and Belgium governments released a list of airlines prevented from using its airports on Monday in an attempt to allay fears by its citizens that some airlines are unsafe to fly on.
Meanwhile, the Belgium list includes nine airlines from the countries of Egypt, Armenia, Congo, Libya, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Ukraine and the Central African Republic.
French and Belgium officals are pressing for a unified list issued by the European Union.
www.seriouslythough.com /index.php/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=36   (2322 words)

  
 LA Weekly: News: Made in the USA, Part III: The Dishonor Roll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Over and over again, the deals were encouraged and even abetted by the U.S. government, even after American officials had proof that Iraq was using chemical weapons to kill Iranian troops and subdue Kurdish uprisings.
Nearly all of the documentation for this list comes from official sources, investigations and multiple interviews with authoritative sources.
Some of the source material is presented at the end of the entire list.
www.laweekly.com /ink/03/23/news-crogan.php   (1745 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
List of Golden Globe Awards: Cecil B. DeMille Award
List of Golden Globe Awards: Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
List of Golden Globe Awards: Mini-series, Best Supporting Actress
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-20101   (137 words)

  
 Governments on the WWW: United States of America
Governments on the WWW: United States of America
Notice: Regional and municipal governments of this country are not covered by this database.
Flags Of The World (by Giuseppe Bottasini, Rob Raeside, Mark Sensen and others)
www.gksoft.com /govt/en/us.html   (2079 words)

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