Belgian Americans
Overview
Belgium, whose official name is the Kingdom of Belgium, is a densely populated country not much larger than the state of Maryland. It covers an area of 11,781 square miles (...
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Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium
Dutch: Koninkrijk België; French: Royaume de Belgique
CAPITAL: Brussels (Brussel, Bruxelles)
FLAG: The flag, adopted in 1831, is a tricolor of black, yellow, and red ...
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Belgium
Covering an area that is about the size of Maryland, and with 10,263,414 inhabitants in 2001, Belgium stands out as one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Its small territor...
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Belgium
POPULATION 10,274,595ROMAN CATHOLIC 85.6 percentMUSLIM 3 percentANGLICAN AND OTHER PROTESTANT 1.7 percentORTHODOX CHRISTIAN 0.3 percentJEWISH 0.1 percentNONAFFILIATED AND OTHER 9.3 percent
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Area: 30,528 sq km (11,787 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 10,517,000Capital:
Brussels
Chief of state: King Albert II
Head of government:
Prime Minister
Guy
Verhofstadt
Communal and provincial e...
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Belgium has sent an unusual memo to its embassies around the world: If anyone asks whether the country's Dutch- and French-speaking parts are splitting up, say "No."Nearly four months after holding...
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The split of Czechoslovakia into two countries 15 years ago has been referred to as a "velvet divorce" _ hassle-free, peaceful and as amicable as a breakup can be.Now Belgium's Dutch- and French-sp...
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Newly crowned Miss Belgium speaks several languages — including French, English and Czech — but it seems that doesn't count for much when she doesn't speak Dutch.After she failed to ans...
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Brussels (dpa) - Demonstrators storm the parliament building, tear
down the federal banner and hoist their ancient national flag as a
European country spirals into civil war...
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Belgian leaders cobbled together an interim government Wednesday that will tackle urgent economic issues, ending a six-month political deadlock.The prolonged political crisis has revealed how diffe...
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The Rolling Stones' European tour kicked off in Belgium to a big crowd, rave reviews _ and a massive traffic jam.Some 33,000 fans showed up Tuesday in the town of Werchter, but when Mick Jagger sta...
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A government-backed report released Tuesday blamed Belgian authorities and the ruling elite for collaborating with the Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II.Although Prime Minister Guy Verho...
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Wouter Van Bellingen has the name, the lingo, the clothes and the upbringing of your typical Flemish alderman.One thing sets him apart: Van Bellingen is black in a mostly white city, and for that r...
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They're turning 50 without a hint of gray.Just blue. Lots of blue.The Smurfs are hitting the half-century mark, and Papa Smurf and Smurfette helped kick off a year of celebrations Monday with sarsa...
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