For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller...
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Netherlands History of the Jews in Belgium Buddhism in Belgium Catholic Church in Belgium Hinduism in Belgium Islam in Belgium Irreligion in Belgium Jainism...
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The economy of Belgium is a highly developed, high-income, mixed economy. Belgium's economy has capitalised on the country's central geographic location...
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Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the...
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Despite being neutral at the start of World War II, Belgium and its colonial possessions found themselves at war after the country was invaded by German...
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Belgian cuisine is widely varied among regions, while also reflecting the cuisines of neighbouring France, Germany and the Netherlands. It is characterised...
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The history of the Jews in Belgium goes back to the 1st century CE until today. The Jewish community numbered 66,000 on the eve of the Second World War...
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referred to as the Belgian Army (Dutch: Landmacht, French: Armée Belge), is the land branch of the Belgian Armed Forces. The King of the Belgians is the commander...
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This is a timeline of Belgian history, including important legal and territorial changes and political events in Belgium and its predecessor states. To...
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history of Belgium, which included the period of World War I (1914–1918), when most of Belgium was occupied by German forces. Other crucial events of...
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King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality...
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The history of Belgium in World War I traces Belgium's role between the German invasion in 1914, through the continued military resistance and occupation...
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the head of the federal government of Belgium, and the most powerful person in Belgian politics. The first head of government in Belgian history was Henri...
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politics of Belgium take place in the framework of a federal, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. The King of the Belgians is the head of state...
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Belgian–Dutch relations refer to interstate relations between Belgium and the Netherlands. It can be seen as one of the closest international relationships...
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Belgian nationality law provides for the conditions in which a person holds Belgian nationality and is based on a mixture of the principles of jus sanguinis...
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is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first Belgian king, Leopold I, ascended the throne, after Belgium seceded from the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
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partition of Belgium is a hypothetical situation, which has been discussed by both Belgian and international media, envisioning a split of Belgium along linguistic...
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This article gives an overview of liberalism in Belgium. Liberalism was a dominant force since the Belgian independence from the Netherlands. It is limited...
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Netherlands) from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium. The people of the south were mainly Flemings...
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Education in Belgium is regulated and for the most part financed by one of the three communities: Flemish, French and German-speaking. Each community...
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The Journal of Belgian History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and...
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Belgium–France relations are the interstate relations between Belgium and France. Relations were established after the independence of Belgium. Both nations...
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The Belgian franc was the currency of the Kingdom of Belgium from 1832 until 2002 when the euro was introduced. It was subdivided into 100 subunits, each...
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an important part of the nation's economy and culture. The raw materials used in chocolate production do not originate in Belgium; most cocoa is produced...
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The culture of Belgium involves both the aspects shared by all Belgians regardless of the language they speak and the differences between the main cultural...
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1865) was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865. The youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld,...
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known as the United States of Belgium, was a short-lived confederal republic in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) established under the Brabant...
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Belgium was heavily involved in the early development of railway transport. Belgium was the second country in Europe, after Great Britain, to open a railway...
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