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Capital: Brussels is the capital city of Belgium.
Official Language:The official language of Belgium is Dutch and German. However French is regarded as the official language of Wallonia in the South.
Currency: The currency of Belgium is Euro.
Belgium is a small European yet developed country with dense population of 10,400,000. It is situated in Western Europe and covers an area of about 30,510 square kilometers. The full name of this country is Kingdom of Belgium. It is a federal state and the three most important regions of this country are Flanders which is situated in the North, Wallonia in the south and Brussels which is centrally situated. The country of Belgium is famous for its beautiful churches, town halls, awesome castles and different works of art that date back to the early middle ages. Belgium produces the world's best beer and Belgium fries will excite your salivary glands. Belgium has a well developed infrastructure and health care projects.
Major Cities
The country of Belgium has quite a number of important cities. The lists of some of them are as follows:
· Antwerpen
· Gent
· Charleroi
· Liège
· Bruxelles
· Brugge
· Schaerbeek
· Namur
· Anderlecht
· Mons
· Leuven
Tourist Attractions
The beautiful country of Belgium attracts tourists' all over the world. The city of Antwerp is famous for The Royal Museum of Fine Art that has an innumerable collection of paintings which is preserved there from 14th century onwards.
The town of Spa which is well known for its baths is known to us from Shakespeare's dramas.
The Diamond Museum in Antwerp is another place that attracts the tourists'.
The other places of attraction are The Horta Museum which earlier was the house of Victor Horta in the late 1890's. The city of Ypres is the battlefield of the First World War. The city of Aalast consists of the original town hall. The city of Waterloo is famous for the Battle of Waterloo that was fought between Napoleon 1 and the Duke of Wellington where Napoleon was defeated.
Accommodtaion
The lists of some of the hotels in Belgium are as follows:
· Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel- this is a five star hotel situated in Zaventem, Belgium. It has a walking distance from the airport.
· Maarkedal
· Namur
· Waterloo
· Menem
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