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Belgium
Things
to Know
Kingdom of Belgium
Koninkrijk België (Dutch)
Royaume de Belgique (French)
Federal parliamentary democracy
under a constitutional monarch.
Head of State: King
Albert II
Capital: Brussels is home to both the
European Union and NATO
Belgium is located in north-western Europe. It is surrounded by the
Netherlands, the North Sea, Germany, Luxembourg, and France. There is
a coastline with beaches on the western side of Belgium. The rest of
Belgium is completely landlocked.
Map of Belgium
History
Belgium Flag
History
of Belgium
In Flanders Fields Poem First published in December, 1915. Within months, this poem came
to symbolize the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the First
World War. Today, the poem continues to be a part of Remembrance Day
ceremonies in Canada and other countries.
Animals
The bloodhound is said to be the keenest of all tracking dogs, with ancestry that can be traced to eighth century Belgium.
Climate
Belgium has temperate weather, warm in summer
(May to September) and cool to cold in winter,
with snow very likely.
Land
Belgium is a small country that is rich in history, art,
architecture, castles,
and chocolate.
Language
Map of Belgium
There are three very different regions in Belgium:
Flanders in the north, is a flatland criss-crossed by canals, where
the language is Dutch. There are great art cities in the north; Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent.
Wallonia in the south, is rolling hills of the Ardennes, where the
language is French. There are numerous castles,
and the cities of Liege, Namur, Tournai,
and Waterloo.
Centrally located is the capital Brussels a great
cosmopolitan city which is officially bilingual.
Artist
Pierre-Joseph
Redouté
Flemish artist who greatly admired flower paintings.
Adolphe
Sax invented the saxophone.
Recipes
Recipes
From Belgium
A lot of Belgium recipes.
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