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Belgium sits on the northwest coastline of mainland Europe, surrounded by four nations and the North Sea. Its longest border is shared with France (620km) to the south west, with Luxembourg (148km) to the south east, Germany (167km) to the east and The Netherlands (450km) to the north east. Its capital city, Brussels, not only oversees the running of two domestic cultures - the the French-speaking Walloons to the south, and Dutch speaking Flemish in the north - but also one of the three political capitals of the European Union.

Borders:

France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km, Netherlands 450 km

Population:

10,431,477

GDP per capita:

$36,229.00 per capita

Capital with population:

Brussels - 949,070

Largest city with population:

Brussels - 949,070

Alternative names:

Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie, Belgique/Belgie


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Belgium and Franco-German Frontier, 1918
Belgium and Franco-German Frontier, 1918 		Belgium - Economic Activity
Belgium - Economic Activity 		Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium 		Belgium (Shaded Relief) 1985
Belgium (Shaded Relief) 1985
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Jaap
14th June 2011 		Musoke: stay in your own country where you belong!
kelly
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MUSOKE+ENOCK+SOLOMONS
14th September 2010 		WHAT CAN I DO TO ENTER YOUR COUNTRY ,I CAME FROM NORTHERN PART OF MY COUNTRY UGANDA DUE TO WARS AND I REACHED IN THE CENTRAL REGION ,BUT I HAVE FAILED TO SETTLE WITH MY FAMILY I NEED TO GET A JOB TO SATISFY THEM AND TAKE THE TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY ARE MISSING ALOT PLEASE I WANT TO BECOME AN IMMIGRATION OF WHICH I CAN WORK FOR THE GREEN PASTURES OF MY SIBLINGS.
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2nd June 2010 		Very good
Answer to Megan
27th November 2009 		All of this information is readily available on the internet if you do a little WORK. I'm not going to do it for you.
Rayna Beegle
10th September 2009 		What is the GDP of Belgium for 1950,1960,1970,1980,1990,and 2000.
Megan
15th April 2005 		I need information on immigrants. Like, here are just some of the questions i need answers to,why should they move to Belgium, What jobs are in Belgium, What are the schools like, what is the standard of living, what is the annual salary of most jobs, and is there land available to live on, to farm? those are olny a few of the questions i need answers to. So can someone please help me??? Please. it's for a social studies project and so far, belgium seems like a really sool and beautiful place.
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