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Welcome to my blog! This is a place to record my thoughts and experiences while on a Language Immersion Award to Belgium and share them with friends and family

Friday, 19 August 2011

Facts about Belgium

  • Capital: Brussels
  • Area: 32,547 sq km (not very big. If my maths is correct, it would fit into NZ about 5 times)
  • Population: 10.8 million (approximately) Brussels has the largest population: just under 2 million
  • Language: French (40%) , Dutch (60%)  and German (1%)  are all spoken 
  • Government:  Parliamentary democracy with constitutional monarchy
  • Unit of Currency: Euro

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