Events in the year 2017 in Belgium. Monarch: Philippe Prime Minister: Charles Michel January 17 January – Public outcry about Romanie Schotte, crowned...
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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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Miss Belgium 2017 the 49th Miss Belgium pageant, held on January 14, 2017 at the Plopsaland Theater in De Panne, Belgium. The winner, Romanie Schotte...
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Beer in Belgium includes pale ales, lambics, Flemish red ales, sour brown ales, strong ales and stouts. In 2018, there were 304 breweries in Belgium, including...
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The 2017 Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Pirelli Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 27 August...
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The 2017 Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour is the fifth edition of the Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour, previous called Lotto-Decca Tour, a women's cycle stage race...
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Christianity is the largest religion in Belgium, with the Catholic Church representing the largest community, though it has experienced a significant decline...
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take off in October 2017, however this was postponed as the airline lacked an air operator's certificate (AOC). In December 2017, Air Belgium announced...
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The 2017 Tour of Belgium, known as the 2017 Baloise Belgium Tour for sponsorship purposes, was the 87th edition of the Tour of Belgium cycling stage race...
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indicated. As of January 1, 2024, Belgium had a population of 11,763,650 and is the 81st most populous country in the world. The population of Flanders...
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Islam is the second largest religion in Belgium after Christianity. The exact number of Muslims in Belgium is unknown but various sources estimate that...
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East Belgium (German: Ostbelgien [ˈɔstˌbɛlɡi̯ən] ), is one of the three federal communities of Belgium, with an area of 854 km2 (330 sq mi) in the Liège...
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people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe. As Belgium is a multinational state, this connection may be residential...
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diversified industrial and commercial base. Belgium was the first European country to join the Industrial Revolution in the early 19th century. It has since...
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Taxation in Belgium consists of taxes that are collected on both state and local level. The most important taxes are collected on federal level, these...
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the most popular sport in Belgium, which has been played since the end of the 19th century. The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention...
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list of cities in Belgium. City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law. In 2022, the five...
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a 2017 France-Belgium co-production written and directed by Marine Francen and based on the short story L'homme semence by Violette Ailhaud. Set in 1851...
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examining magistrate of Limburg on behalf of the Belgian Federal Public Prosecutor's Office from 2017 to 2019. The investigation was concerned with organized...
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The 2017–18 Belgian First Division A was the 115th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The season began on 28 July 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018...
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is legal in Belgium, but related activities such as organising prostitution and other forms of pimping are illegal. Enforcement varies, and in some areas...
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king/queen of the Belgians and serves as the country's head of state and commander-in-chief of the Belgian Armed Forces. There have been seven Belgian monarchs...
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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 has...
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The Belgium national football team has officially represented Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under...
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Belgium has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 65 times since making its debut as one of seven countries at the first contest in 1956. The only...
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K.V. Mechelen (category Football clubs in Belgium)
Belgian professional football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp province. KV Mechelen plays in the Belgian Pro League. They have won four Belgian...
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Prostitution in Belgium is legal and was decriminalized on 1 June 2022. Human trafficking or exploiting individuals involved in prostitution is punishable...
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craft brewer in the country and the eighth-overall largest brewer in the United States. As of August 2017, New Belgium beers were available in all 50 states...
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Belgium competed at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland, from July 20, 2017 to July 30, 2017. Belgium has qualified at the 2017 World Games: Women's...
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commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The Belgian Armed Forces was established after Belgium became independent in October 1830. Since then, the Belgian armed...
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