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Belgium, Benelux Political Geography
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Belgium[bel´jum] Pronunciation Key, Du. BelgiE, Fr. La Belgique, officially Kingdom of Belgium, constitutional kingdom (1995 est. pop. 10,082,000), 11,781 sq mi (30,513 sq km), NW Europe. Belgium is bordered on the N by the Netherlands and the North Sea, on the E by Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and on the W and SW by France. Brussels is the capital and Antwerp is the chief commercial center and one of the world's major ports. Other important cities include Ghent and LiEge.
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• Albert I, king of the Belgians
• Albert II, king of the Belgians
• Albert Canal
• Antwerp, city, Belgium
• Antwerp, province, Belgium
• Battle of the Bulge
• Baudouin
• Benelux Economic Union
• Borinage
• Brabant
• Brabant, duchy of
• Bruges
• Brussels
• Burgundy
• Campo Formio, Treaty of
• Charleroi
• East Flanders
• Flanders
• Franks
• French Revolutionary Wars
• Gaul
• Ghent
• Hainaut
• Herstal
• Holy Roman Empire
• Kortrijk
• Leopold I, king of the Belgians
• Leopold II, king of the Belgians
• Leopold III, king of the Belgians
• LiEge, city, Belgium
• LiEge, province, Belgium
• Limburg, province, Belgium
• London Conference
• Lotharingia
• Louvain
• Low Countries
• Luxembourg, province, Belgium
• Luxembourg, grand duchy, W Europe
• Mary of Burgundy
• Mechelen
• Meuse, river, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
• Mons
• Namur, city, Belgium
• Namur, province, Belgium
• Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish
• Tournai
• Verviers
• Vienna, Congress of
• Walloons
• West Flanders
• William I, king of the Netherlands
• Ypres, battles of
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