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Capital: Brussels Time: +1 GMT Area: 30,510 sq km Population: 10,174,922 (July 1998 estimated) Currency: Belgian Franc Form of government: federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch; bicameral Parliament consists of a Senate (71 seats, members serve four-year terms) and a Chamber of deputies (150 seats, members are directly elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms); the King is a constitutional monarch; Prime Minister appointed by the king and then approuved by the Parliament Official languages: Flemish (55%), French (32%), German (1%), legally bilingual (11%) Religion: Roman Catholic (75%), Protestant or other (25%) National holiday: National Day 21 July (ascension of King Leopold to the throne in 1831)

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LINKS

Official sites

About Belgium

Encyclopaedia Britannica
Belgium in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Kingdom in the Heart of Europe (A)
General informations about Belgium.

Royal Family of Belgium
Photographies of the Royal Family of Belgium.

Live Radio on the Internet

Dance Radio Plus - 106 FM (Gent)- Live Feed

Grenz-Echo: Daily Regional Newspaper in East-Belgium in german language

Le P'tit Journal: Le journal du mouvement communautaire et du monde ordinaire.

Le Soir en ligne: The on line edition of the daily newspaper Le Soir.

Nieuwsblad (Het): Het Nieuwsblad, De goeie krant van 't leven (Newspaper in Dutch).

Panorama: On-line version of De Nieuwe Panorama, an entertainment magazine.

Talent Services: Weekly magazine covering employment related issues

Travel in Belgium

Going to Belgium
A page dedicated to people visiting Belgium for business or pleasure

Travel information about Belgium
Many good informations about Belgium.

Practical Guide To Belgium
Restaurants, Learning, Home Services, Shopping, ...

Tourist Offices
Belgian Tourist Offices Abroad.

What's good in Belgium
Cultural information about Belgium.