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Canal buildings, Bruges
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| Quick facts about Belgium |
| Country code: BE | | Zone: Europe | | Demonym: Belgian | | Official languages: Dutch, French, German | | Driving on the right side of the road | | Currency: EUR (Euro) | | Internet TLD: .be | | Calling code: +32 | | Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer | | UE accession: March 25 1957 | | Population: 10.511.382 | | Capital: Brussels ( Brussel ) | | Biggest city: Brussels ( Brussel ) |
| Borders: Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands (Holland) |
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Torn between the Flemish speakers, French speaking Walloons and the few enclaves of German speakers in the East, Belgium is enjoying a cultural diversity that straddles between Germanic and Latin Europe.
As good things come in small packages, in this tiny federal state you can find packed together splendid gothic cathedrals, medieval castles, samples of finest Renaissance and Baroque architecture, tapestries and paintings from the Flemish school - true milestones of art history.
Its world renowned chocolates make of Belgium one of the best places to appreciate the discrete charm of the bourgeoisie; nevertheless, you can still find source of inspiration for more revolutionary thoughts in one of the 500 types of beer produced here since the Middle Ages . |
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