Kingdom of

Belgium

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General Facts

- Area: 30.510 km²

- One of the most densly inhabited and urbanized countries

- Main languages: Dutch, French and German

- Main religion: Catholicism

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Flanders & Wallonia

- Flanders: Dutch

- Wallonia: French

- Brussels: French

Belgian Identity?

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Politics- Constitutional Monarchy

- Executive: King, Prime Minister and Cabinet

- Bicameral Parliament

- Parties divided among linguistic groups

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Economy

- First country in Europe having undergone Industrial Revolution

- Steel production

- Diamonds

- Glass industry

- Chemical industry

- Textile industry

- Dependence on trade

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Education

- Compulsory between the age of 6 and 18

- Private (RC) and public school system & the issue of subsidies

- Main universities:

State Universities of Ghent, Liège, Antwerp and Mons Free University of Brussels Catholic University of Brussels Catholic University of Louvain

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Brussels, Capital of the EU

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