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Kingdom of Belgium

BELGIUM

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BELGIUM Kingdom of Belgium

Capital Brussels
Largest City Antwerp
Land Area 11,787 mi2

Population

  • Total 10,700,000
  • Density 915.0 people/mi2
  • Growth 0.566% per year
  • Children 16.13%
  • Adult 66.25%
  • Elderly 17.62%

Bordering Countries
France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands

* Statistics by Wolfram|Alpha. "Christianity" is used in the statistical sense and includes Catholics, Protestants, and true Christians.

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Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, as well as those of several other major international organizations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 11,787 square miles, and it has a population of about 10.7 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Dutch-speakers, mostly Flemish, and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons, plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region. A small German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.

Historically, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were known as the Low Countries, which used to cover a somewhat larger area than the current Benelux group of states. The region was called Belgica in Latin because of the Roman province Gallia Belgica which covered more or less the same area. From the end of the Middle Ages until the 17th century, it was a prosperous centre of commerce and culture. From the 16th century until the Belgian Revolution in 1830, when Belgium seceded from the Netherlands, many battles between European powers were fought in the area of Belgium, causing it to be dubbed the battleground of Europe, a reputation strengthened by both World Wars.

Upon its independence, Belgium eagerly participated in the Industrial Revolution and, during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in Africa. The second half of the 20th century was marked by the rise of communal conflicts between the Flemings and the Francophones fuelled by cultural differences on the one hand and an asymmetrical economic evolution of Flanders and Wallonia on the other hand. These still-active conflicts have caused far-reaching reforms of the formerly unitary Belgian state into a federal state which might lead to a partition of the country.


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Brasschaat Army Airfield

U.S. Army Base
Braschaat, Belgium

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Calvary Baptist Church

Craig L. Bennett
Unit 21419 Box 2055
Apo, Belgium
(326) 522-7467

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Calvary Baptist Church

Mike Pinson
15 Rue De Baudour
Herchies, Belgium
(324) 736-7615
calvarybaptistchurchshapebelgium.org

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Grace International Baptist Church

TIm J. Downs
Burges, Belgium
(918) 871-8901

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USAG Benelux

U.S. Army Base
Benelux, Belgium

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USAG Brussels

U.S. Army Base
Brussels, Belgium

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