Full country name: Kingdom of BelgiumArea: Belgium 32.545 km² <-> Brazil

8.459.417 km²Population: 10.984.468 (01-01-2011)Density: 354.7 inhabitants/km² Life Expectancy: 80,6 years (2009)Religion: 75% Roman Catholic

1° - 5 ° The Romans

6° - 10° Germanic Franks and Merovingian

10° - 14° The French (11-07-1302)

1558-1715 The Spanish (80 years of war + occupation)

1715 – 1794

The Austrians

1794 – 1815

Again part of France

1815 Napoléon beaten at Waterloo

1815 – 1830

Belgium and the Netherlands: one kingdom1830: the southern part revolts against King Willem I

of Holland and Belgium is born. Leopold I VAN SAKSEN-COBURG-GOTHA becomes the first king and swore allegiance to the constitution

on 21/07/1831.

Antwerpen

GentBrugge Leuve

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Luik/LiègeBergen/Mons

Namen/Namur

Aarlen/Arlon

Hasselt

Brussel

Limburg - Limburg - HasseltHasselt

EastEast FlandersFlanders --

GhentGhent

West Flanders – Belgian coastWest Flanders – Belgian coast

FlemishFlemish BrabantBrabant -- LeuvenLeuven

WalloonWalloon BrabantBrabant -- WaterlooWaterloo

NamurNamur

LiegeLiege

HainautHainaut

LuxembourgLuxembourg

BrusselsBrusselsBrussels

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