A rich and bubbling vat of beer, chocolate, oil paint and bureaucrats, Belgium
gives off the heady pong of the bourgeoisie.
May 14, 2006 (Press Release) --
Intro
A rich and bubbling vat of beer, chocolate, oil paint and bureaucrats, Belgium
gives off the heady pong of the bourgeoisie. But stir the pot a little and you'll
find an 'artificial state' roughly made up of two parts Germanic Flemings to one
part Celtic-Latin Walloons. Divided by pride first and language second, the
country's binding agents are a pervasive sense of family and an indomitable
entrepreneurial spirit. And if Belgium's spotlight on the European stage is a
little dim, it's only because its people are rarely boastful. This country has
more history, art, food and architecture per square centimetre than many of its
bigger, louder neighbours.
Destination Facts
Full country name: Kingdom of Belgium
Area: 30,518 sq km
Population: 10.2 million
Capital city: Brussels (pop: 970,000)
People: 55% Flemish (of Teutonic origin), 33% Walloons (French Latin) and about
10% foreigners.
Language: Flemish, French and German. Most Belgians also speak English.
Religion: 75% Roman Catholic
Government: constitutional parliamentary monarchy
Prime Minister: Guy Verhofstadt
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
A rich and bubbling vat of beer, chocolate, oil paint and bureaucrats, Belgium
gives off the heady pong of the bourgeoisie. But stir the pot a little and you'll
find an 'artificial state' roughly made up of two parts Germanic Flemings to one
part Celtic-Latin Walloons. Divided by pride first and language second, the
country's binding agents are a pervasive sense of family and an indomitable
entrepreneurial spirit. And if Belgium's spotlight on the European stage is a
little dim, it's only because its people are rarely boastful. This country has
more history, art, food and architecture per square centimetre than many of its
bigger, louder neighbours.
Destination Facts
Full country name: Kingdom of Belgium
Area: 30,518 sq km
Population: 10.2 million
Capital city: Brussels (pop: 970,000)
People: 55% Flemish (of Teutonic origin), 33% Walloons (French Latin) and about
10% foreigners.
Language: Flemish, French and German. Most Belgians also speak English.
Religion: 75% Roman Catholic
Government: constitutional parliamentary monarchy
Prime Minister: Guy Verhofstadt
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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