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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The economy of Belgium is a highly developed, high-income, mixed economy. Belgium's economy has capitalised on the country's central geographic location...

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...

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...

Belgian cuisine is widely varied among regions, while also reflecting the cuisines of neighbouring France, Germany and the Netherlands. It is characterised...

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...

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...

This is a timeline of Belgian history, including important legal and territorial changes and political events in Belgium and its predecessor states. To...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Belgian–Dutch relations refer to interstate relations between Belgium and the Netherlands. It can be seen as one of the closest international relationships...

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...

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...

partition of Belgium is a hypothetical situation, which has been discussed by both Belgian and international media, envisioning a split of Belgium along linguistic...

This article gives an overview of liberalism in Belgium. Liberalism was a dominant force since the Belgian independence from the Netherlands. It is limited...

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...

Education in Belgium is regulated and for the most part financed by one of the three communities: Flemish, French and German-speaking. Each community...

The Journal of Belgian History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and...

region of Flanders - Belgian rock music uses these two national languages, as well as the English language. The history of Belgian rock echoes that of European...

and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the province of East Flanders, and the third largest in the...

Belgium–France relations are the interstate relations between Belgium and France. Relations were established after the independence of Belgium. Both nations...

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...

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...

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...

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,...