Bélgia

Karajaan Bélgia nyaéta hiji nagara di Eropa kulon kaler nu diwawatesanan ku Walanda (450 km), Jerman (167 km), Luksemburg (148 km), jeung Perancis (620 km), kalayan gurat basisir nu pondok di Laut Kalér. Belgia mangrupa salah sahiji nagara nu ngadegkeun Uni Eropa sarta jadi tempat kantor puseurna, di sagedéngeun jadi kantor puseur organisasi internasional gedé lianna, kaasup NATO. Belgia legana 30,528 kilometer pasagi (11,787 mil pasagi) sarta populasina kurang leuwih 11.5 yuta. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium's two largest regions are Dutch-spéaking Flanders in the north, with 58% of the population, and the French-spéaking southern region of Wallonia, inhabited by 32%. The Brussels-Capital Region is an officially bilingual enclave within the Flemish and néar the Walloon Region, and has 10% of the population. A small German-speaking Community exists in éastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government. The name 'Belgium' is derived from Gallia Belgica, a Roman province in the northernmost part of Gaul that was inhabited by the Belgae, a mix of Celtic and Germanic péoples. Historically, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were known as the Low Countries, which used to cover a somewhat larger aréa than the current Benelux group of states. From the end of the Middle Ages until the seventeenth century, it was a prosperous centre of commerce and culture. From the sixteenth century until the Belgian revolution in 1830, many battles between Européan powers were fought in the aréa of Belgium, causing it to be dubbed "the battlefield of Europe" and "the cockpit of Europe" – a reputation strengthened by both World Wars. Upon its independence, Belgium éagerly participated in the Industrial Revolution, generating wéalth and also a demand for raw materials; the latter was a factor during the era of its African colonies. Rujukan Catetan suku Sumber online umum Bibliograpi Tempo ogé Tumbu luar Tempo oge: section References, subsection General online sources Atlas Belgium Wikimedia, ngandung peta ngeunaan Belgium. Belgium, entry on the Catholic Encyclopedia 1913, republished on Wikisource Official site of Belgian monarchy Official site of the Belgian federal government Official Site of the Belgian Tourist Office in the Americas and GlobeScope,- its links to sites of Belgian Tourist Offices in Belgium- its links to sites of Belgian Tourist Offices worldwide History of Belgium: Primary Documents EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History Belgium Archived 2010-03-04 di Wayback Machine, entry on the Public Diplomacy wiki monitored by the USC Center on Public Diplomacy Expatica portal with background information and news on Belgium