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GEOGRAPHY: The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe bordered by the Netherlands, Germany,
Luxembourg and France, and one of the founding and core members of the European Union. 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.
POLITICS: Belgium is a constitutional popular monarchy and parliamentary democracy that evolved after World
War II from a unitary state to a federation. The bicameral parliament is composed of a Senate and a Chamber of
Representatives. Belgium's political institutions are complex; most political power is organised around the need to
represent the main language communities. Since around 1970, the significant national Belgian political parties has
split into distinct components that mainly represent the interests of these communities.
HISTORY: Historically, Belgium has been a part of the Low Countries, which also include the Netherlands and
Luxembourg and were covering a somewhat larger region than the current Benelux group of states. From the end
of the Middle Ages until the seventeenth century, it was a prosperous centre of commerce and culture. From the
sixteenth century until independence in 1830, Belgium, called at that time the Southern Netherlands, was the site
of many battles between the European powers, and has been dubbed "the cockpit of Europe!".
CAPITAL CITY: Brussels
Luxembourg and France, and one of the founding and core members of the European Union. 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.
POLITICS: Belgium is a constitutional popular monarchy and parliamentary democracy that evolved after World
War II from a unitary state to a federation. The bicameral parliament is composed of a Senate and a Chamber of
Representatives. Belgium's political institutions are complex; most political power is organised around the need to
represent the main language communities. Since around 1970, the significant national Belgian political parties has
split into distinct components that mainly represent the interests of these communities.
HISTORY: Historically, Belgium has been a part of the Low Countries, which also include the Netherlands and
Luxembourg and were covering a somewhat larger region than the current Benelux group of states. From the end
of the Middle Ages until the seventeenth century, it was a prosperous centre of commerce and culture. From the
sixteenth century until independence in 1830, Belgium, called at that time the Southern Netherlands, was the site
of many battles between the European powers, and has been dubbed "the cockpit of Europe!".
CAPITAL CITY: Brussels
Attractions
Where to go in Belgium
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Belgium Jewish Heritage
http://www.visitbelgium.com/jewish.htm
http://www.visitbelgium.com/jewish.htm
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