Portal:Belgium
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The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België; French: Royaume de Belgique; German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in northwest Europe bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France and is one of the founding and core members of the European Union. Belgium has a population of over 11 million people, in an area of around 30,000 square kilometres (11,700 square miles).
Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Romance Europe, it is linguistically divided. Mainly two languages are spoken in Belgium: Dutch is spoken by the 6.1 million people in Flanders to the north, French by the 3.5 million Walloons in the south. The capital, Brussels, is officially bilingual, while the majority of its residents speak French. Around 75,000 people live in the German-speaking Community in the east of the country. This linguistic diversity often leads to political and cultural conflict and is reflected in Belgium's complex system of government and political history.
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Wikinews Belgium portal- March 22: Explosions at Brussels airport and subway systems
- January 27: Víctor Valdés to play in Belgian Pro League; Manchester United loans Valdés to Standard Liège till season end
- December 14: UEFA Euro 16 draw takes place in Paris
- November 24: Suspects detained in Belgium raids
- August 22: 'Terror' shooting wounds three on international train in Belgium
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- ...that for over a hundred years, the subject of the painting now identified as the Martyrdom of Saints Crispin and Crispinian (close-up pictured) by Aert van den Bossche was a mystery?
- ...that the Compromise of Nobles was drafted in the Sablon in Brussels, which would later be the site of the execution of 18 of its signatories?
- ...that Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave creates life-size, painted paper sculptures of wedding gowns, shoes, needlework lace, and strings of pearls?
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- Visit the Wikiproject Belgium page and help to write, expand and improve Belgium-related articles
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- 1685: death of David Teniers III, painter
- 1887: death of François Laurent, historian and jurist
- 1962: birth of Eric Vanderaerden, cyclist, winner of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix
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