Week 8 - Belgium

The country for this week is Belgium.

The capital of Belgium is Brussels.

For such a small country, Belgium has been a major European battleground over the centuries.

Occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II, it has experienced an economic boom in the last 50 years to become a model Western European liberal democracy.

However, there has also been a growing divide between the mainly Dutch-speaking north and the mainly French-speaking south, with some even speculating that the country could break up.

Map of the regions in which different languages are spoken (click to enlarge):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/be.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/999709.stm


Pictures of Belgium:

• Architecture
• Belgians march in support of a united Belgium in November 2007
• Biking
• Citadel at Dinant
• Grand Place, Brussels
• Holiday Home
• Lys River
• Mansion by the forest
• Tulips