Information About Belgium
Climate :
Temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Provinces :
Antwerp, Brabant, Brussels, Flanders, Hainaut, Liege, Luxembourg, Limburg and Wallonia.
Attractions :
Our Lady’s Cathedral, Grote Markt, Cogels Osylei, The Royal Museum of Fine Arts and Plantin-Moretus Museum.
Background :
Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy.
Religions :
Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
National Flower:
Red Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
Natural Resources:
Construction materials, silica sand and carbonates.
You can
send Featured gifts for delivery to the following Cities in
Belgium:
Dilbeek,
Mons,
Hoboken,
Verviers,
Chatelet,
Mol,
Herstal,
Tournai,
Brussels,
Mechelen,
Heist Op Den Berg,
Tienen,
Brasschaat,
Louvain La Neuve,
Hasselt,
Sint Truiden,
Binche,
Lokeren,
Geraardsbergen,
Seraing,
Beringen,
Liege,
Genk,
Roeselare,
Aalst,
La Louviere,
Evergem,
Ninove,
Knokke Heist,
Wavre,
Dinant,
Mouscron,
Houthalen,
Vilvoorde,
Dendermonde,
Mortsel,
Heusden,
Turnhout,
Charleroi,
Menen,
Helchteren,
Tongeren,
Brugge,
Maasmechelen,
Hassi Messaoud,
Sint Pieters Leeuw,
Braine Lalleud,
Lommel,
Grimbergen,
Sint Niklaas,
Beveren,
Lier,
Gent,
Schoten,
Antwerp,
Leuven,
Geel,
Oostende,
Kortrijk,
Wevelgem,
Durbuy,
Namur,
Ieper,
Waregem and more.
The exchange rate for 1USD in Euro is €0.78 (approx.)