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Belgium

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Sights & Attractions

European Parliament
Bouillon Castle
Etang de Virelles

Destinations

Antwerp
Flanders
Oostende

Top Annual Events

Binche Carnival
Ommegang
World Festival of Folklore

Sport events

F1 Grand Prix Belgium
Brussels Marathon

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General Info

Capital	Brussels
Official language	Dutch, French, German
Government	Constitutional monarchy
Monarch	King Albert II
Prime Minister	Guy Verhofstadt
Area	30,528 km2 (148th in the world)
Population	10,445,852 (79th in the world)
Population density	342/km2 (17th in the world)
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+1 (in summer UTC+2)
Calling code	+32 XX XXXX XX XX
Internet TLD	.be
Largest cities	Antwerp (455,148 habitants) Gent (229,344 habitants) Charleroi (200,608 habitants) Liege (185,488 habitants) Brussels (141,312 habitants)