BELGIUM

Location

Located in Western Europe, Belgium has a coast line on the North Sea. Netherlands is to the north-east, West Germany to the east Luxembourg to the south-east and France to the south.

Capital

Brussels

Language

Flemish (Dutch), 56%;
French, 32%;
Dilingual (Brussels), 11%;
German, 1%.

Monetary Unit

Begian Franc

Largest Cities

Antwerp,
Leuven,
Ghent,
Hasselt,
Bruges,
Malines,
Courtrai,
Namur,
Mons,
Ostend

Principal rivers

Seheldt,
Meuse,
Sambre

Places to Visit

Antwerp,
Brussels,
Ghent,
Ostend,
Liege,
Leuven

Air Ports

Lesquin International Air Port,
Brussels International Airport.