Powerpoint presentation by students from Grade 6 St. George's College, Lima - Peru.

1. Belgium
Made by: Diego Bazán, Joaquin
Arana and Eduardo Yamada.

3. Location
Belgium is
located in
Western Europe.
It´s surrounded
by France,
Luxembourg,
Germany, The
Netherlands and
the North Sea.

4. Total area
It has an
area of
30,510
square
kilometers.

5. Natural recourses
Some natural
resources are
construction
minerals, silica
sand and
carbonates.

6. Climate
Its climate is
mostly
temperate and
sometimes rainy.
Its average
temperature is
10°C.

7. Elevation extremes
The lowest point
is the North Sea
with 0 m and the
highest point is
Botrange with
694 m.

9. Population
Belgium´s
population is
approximately
10 million.

10. Different people
 Apart from people
born in Belgium there
are a lot of people that
immigrated from many
places, some of them
came from Southern
Europe, others from
Northern Africa and
from Turkey.

11. Religions
 Catholics (58%)
 Other Christians (7%)
 Muslims (5%)
 Other Religions (2%)
 Non-religious (27%)
 Not stated (1%)

12. Languages
The three most
important
languages of
Belgium are
Dutch, French
and German.

14. Type of Government
Its government is
a federal
parliamentary
democracy with a
constitutional
monarchy. The
head of
government is the
Prime Minister.


15. Royal Family
 The Royal Family is
composed by the
King Philippe, his
wife the Queen
Matilda and they
have four children,
Princess Elisabeth,
Prince Gabriel,
Prince Emmanuel
and Princess
Eléonore.

16. Capital
The capital of Belgium
is Brussels, it is full of
fantastic buldings and
monuments that
transport us to the 11th
century. It has
approximately 1 million
inhabitants. Also there
are little shops and
museums.

17. Administrative divisions

18. Major
cities

19. Brugge

20. Gent

21. Antwerp

22. Brussels

23. Mons

24. Namur

25. Hasselt

26. Liège

27. Arlon

28. History

29. Belgian Revolution
 In 1815, Northern and Southern Netherlands joined and became very
powerful.
 After that, Netherlands that was comanded by the King William I, defeated
Napoleon from France and they ruled Europe.
 King William had favorable policy with Belgians but they protested
because their different thoughts related to religion and different economic
level.
 So in 1830 Belgium defeated King William and they established their
independence.

30. Food
 Belgium is a rich country in food because it has influence of
other cultures.
 Well Belgium is not very famous for its food , but the
Belgians have a lot of passion and knowledge of cuisine.
 Belgium cuisine is based on the elaboration of beer and
chocolates.

31. Animals

32. Belgian Blue

33. Belgian Sheepdog

34. Belgian Draft Horse

35. Okapi

36. Monuments

37. Atomium (Brussels)

38. Anglo-Belgian Memorial (Brussels)

39. Congreszuil (Colonne du Congrès)
(Brussels)

40. St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral
(Brussels)

41. Festivals

42. Carnival de Binche (15-17 of February)

43. Stavelot (March)

44. Zinneke Parade (9 of May)

45. Ommegang Festival (1-3 of July)

46. Independence Day (21 of July)

47. Tomorrowland (24-26 of July)

48. Video
http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=uPrVEBm6qNg

49. Sources
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/econo
mies/Europe/Belgium.html
http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/
Belgium.html
http://www.belgium.be/en/about_belgium/co
untry/history/belgium_from_1830/