The art of the area that is today Belgium, like the other cultural expressions, has two main components, one French-dominated and one more domestic Flemish. Until the division of the Dutch provinces in 1581, one speaks of a common Dutch art, where the southern Dutch in particular received impetus from French and Italian cultural territory… Read More »
Due to Belgium’s language relationship, the country has two major independent literatures; a French-speaking and a Dutch-speaking. In addition, Belgium has a smaller German-language literature that has emerged in the German-speaking minority in Eastern Belgium. This article is about Belgium’s literature in French. To read about Belgium’s literature in Dutch and German, see Belgium’s literature.… Read More »
Belgium has two large independent literature, one French-language and one Dutch -language, because of the country’s language conditions. In addition, a smaller German-speaking literature exists in the German-speaking minority in Eastern Belgium. This article is about Belgium’s Dutch-language and German-language literature. To read about the literature in French, see Belgium’s French-language literature. Literature in Dutch In present-day Belgium, Dutch culture and Dutch-language literature emerged, and Belgium was… Read More »
Belgium is a member of NATO and is one of the original countries in the organization. General military duty was abolished in 1995. The strength of the Belgian armed forces is about 26,550 active personnel, and a reserve of about 5100 personnel (2018, IISS). Army, Navy and Air Force are no longer their own arms… Read More »
Belgium’s economy is the 11th largest economy in the world. In 2016, Belgium exported US $ 902 billion and imported US $ 858 billion and achieved a net trade balance of US $ 43.3 billion. Gross domestic product was $ 466 billion. The Belgian economy is varied and modern and can be largely explained by… Read More »
Belgium is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary-democratic federal state. Legislative authority has been added to the National Assembly, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate has 71 members, 40 of whom are elected indirectly by two electoral corps – one Dutch speaker, who will elect 25 senators, and one French… Read More »
Belgium is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary-democratic federal state. Legislative authority has been added to the National Assembly, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate has 71 members, 40 of whom are elected indirectly by two electoral corps – one Dutch speaker, who will elect 25 senators, and one French… Read More »
Belgium consists of three main geographical regions: a flat and low lying plain near the North Sea, central Belgium, where the plain alternates with low hills, and the higher Ardennes in the south and east. The lowland consists of a narrow swamp area protected by dikes, the polder land. Polderlandet is an average of about… Read More »
Belgium’s contemporary history is history after 1993. Belgium’s modern history is marked by the contradictions between the three regions of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. In 1988, the process of making Belgium a federal state with three autonomous (autonomous) regions began. In 1993, this process was completed. Regional contradictions and economic problems The conflict between the… Read More »
Belgium is a monarchy in Europe. It borders France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany and has a coastline to the North Sea in the west. Belgium is the size of Nordland and is one of Europe’s smallest and most densely populated countries. The population is 11,267,910 inhabitants in 2016. The capital is Brussels. Belgium is… Read More »