belgium (la belgique) is a small country with a population of 10 million located northeast of...

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Belgium (la Belgique) is a small country with a population of 10 million located northeast of France. Belgium’s capital is Brussels (Bruxelles). Brussels is also the government center of the European Union (EU). Belgium’s government is a monarchy with a king as the head of state. The Belgian currency is the Euro. Belgium has three official languages: French (le français), Flemish (le flamand), and German (l’allemand). Jean-Claude Van Damme is Belgian.

Brussels (fête des fleurs)—Grande Place

Manneken Piss statue, Brussels

Open air cafes in Grote Markt, Antwerp

Cathedral of Our Lady and the Scheldt River, Antwerp

canal, Bruges

Notre Dame, citadelle in Dinant

Palais des Prince Eveques, Liège

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