BELGIUM

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BELGIUM

• By Elisabeth Park and Marie Kolides

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Où est Belgium?

• East of France
• Countries surrounding Netherlands, Germany,
  Luxembourg, and France.
• In Europe

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What Belgium is Known For

• Chocolate
• Waffles
• Beer
• Castles
• Gardens
• Seafood

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Population and Temperature

• 10,879,159 people

• In the summer 4C to 22C
• Lots of snow in the winter!

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Cities!
Genk
Kortrijk
Bouillon
Spa
Knokke-Heist
Hasselt
Oostende
Brussels (the capital)
Leuven
Namur
Bruges
Barvaux-sur-Ourthe
Antwerp
Gent
Mechelen
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Brussels

• The capitol of Belgium
• What to see in Brussels-
• Grand-Place
• Horta Museum
• Parlamentarium- European Parliament
• Pierre Marcolini- gormet chocolate shop
• Notre Dame de Sablon

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Antwerp

• 2nd largest city in Belgium
• Diamond capital of the world
• Diamond cutting, polishing and trading
• Area 204.51 km²
• Population 461,496 people

Steen Castle in Antwerp, Belgium
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Exports

• Machinery
• Chemicals
• Finished diamonds
• Metal and metal products
• Food items

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Languages

• Dutch, French, German are spoken in Belgium
• Dutch (57)
• French (42)
• German (1)

Antwerp