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Title: Belgium


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Belgium
2
Country and Development
  • Capital Brussels
  • Population 10,364,388 (rank 77)
  • Area 11,780 sq. mi. (rank 136)
  • Life Expectancy Male 76 Female 82

3
Government
  • Belgium is a constitutional monarchy under king
    Albert 2
  • King Albert 2 holds power with the prime minister
    Guy Verhofstadt.
  • The parliament has two chambers a 71 seat senate
    and the more powerful 150 seat chamber of
    represenetaves

4
Land and Climate
  • Belgium is slightly larger than Maryland and it
    is generally flat.
  • More than 20 of Belgium is forested.
  • The climate is damp and temperate summer
    temperatures range form 54-72 Fahrenheit and
    winter temperatures generally dont go below 32
    Fahrenheit

5
The Language
  • In Belgium there are two languages
  • French and Dutch
  • Dutch is more prominent in the north and 85 of
    Belgians speak French

6
Lifestyle
  • More than 1/3 of Belgian households include
    children
  • About 1/10 are single parent homes
  • Most families have about two children
  • In Belgium you have to be 18 to drive.

7
Holidays
  • Fairs, festivals, parades and more holidays
  • These include New years, Easter Monday, labor day
    (may 1)
  • And other such Ascerlion day, Whit Monday,
    Independence day ( July 21) Assumption (Aug 15)
    all saints day (Nov 1) Veterans day (Nov 11) and
    Christmas.

8
Trends and Events
  • In October 2005 two twenty four hour long strikes
    came in response to the governments decision to
    raise the retirement age to 58-60 years old
  • Lots of factories such as The Brussels airports
    closed, all transportation, factories and
    Antwerp's ports shut down

9
Sports and Recreation
  • Some common sports in Belgium are, Cycling,
    soccer, boules, lawn bowling
  • And recreation include Hiking, hunting, fishing
    and pigeon racing.

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Credits
  • www.culturegrams.com
  • www.images.google.com/images

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