Belgium

European Countries

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe in the Low Countries. It borders the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. Brussels is its capital and largest metropolitan region. Belgium has a federal system organized around three regions and linguistic communities, and is one of the six founding members of the European Union. Independent since 1830, it was among the earliest participants in the Industrial Revolution.

Official name: Kingdom of Belgium
Capital: Brussels
Independence: Established in 1830 following the Belgian Revolution

Sources and credits

Article: Belgium (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q31
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Dbenbenn and others, Van den Bussche, E., Chief of Protocol, Belgian Federal Department of the Interior (2008) Noble Belgique, ô Mère chérie - LE PROTOCOLE EN BELGIQUE (PROTOCOL IN BELGIUM), Heule: Editions UGA ISBN: 9789067689359.
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