Belgium is a federal monarchy located in Western Europe. It has a population of over 11 million people and its capital and largest city is Brussels. Belgium has three official languages - Dutch, French, and German. The country is split along linguistic lines, with Dutch speakers comprising 59% of the population and living predominantly in Flanders in the north, and French speakers making up 41% mostly residing in the south in Wallonia. Christianity is the largest religion in Belgium, particularly Catholicism, which 57% of Belgians adhere to. The education system is run separately by the three language communities but follows a unified structure. Some notable Belgian cultural aspects include festivals like Carnival de Binche, the national football team, Belgian chocolate,

1. BELGIUM
NİHAL ALPER
ALPER TUNÇ

2. CAPITOL : BRUSSELS
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES : DUTCH
, FRENCH , GERMAN
POPULATION : 11,787,635

3. Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is
a federal monarchy in Western Europe. It is a
founding member of the European Union and
hosts the EU's headquarters as well as those of
several other major international organization
such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of
30,528 square kilometers and has a population
of about 11 million people.

4. Belgian : 92%
Italian : 171.918
French : 125,061
Dutch : 116,970
Moroccan : 80,579
Spanish : 42,765
Turkish : 39,419
German : 37,621

5. LANGUAGE : Belgium is
home to two main linguistic
groups: the Dutch-speaking ,
mostly Flemish community,
which constitutes about 59%
of the population, and
the French-speaking ,
mostly Walloon population
and Brussels inhabitants,
which comprises 41% of all
Belgians. Additionally, there is
a small group of German-
speakers who are officially
recognized

6. RELIGION : Christianity, in
particular Catholicism, is the
largest religion in Belgium with
about 57% of the population
adhering to the Catholic Church,
1.7% to Protestantism, and 0.3%
to Orthodox Christian Churches
in the 2000’s.Belgium has a
separation between the Church
and State, and freedom of
religion. Consequently, the State
cannot force someone to adhere
to a certain religion nor can it
ask someone to which he or she
adheres. The second largest
religion is Islam with 6%.
Catholics : 58%
Other Christians : 7%
Muslims : 5%
Other Religions : 2%
Non Religious : 27%
Not Stated : 1%

7. EDUCATION : Education in Belgium is regulated and for the
larger part financed by one of the three communities: Flemish ,
French and German-speaking. All three communities have a
unified school system with small differences from one community
to another. The federal government plays a very small role. It
decides directly the age for mandatory schooling and indirectly
the financing of the communities.
The schools can be divided in three groups :
Literacy in Belgium is %99
1-Schools owned by the communities
2-Subsidized public schools (Organized by provinces and
municipalities)
3-Subsidized free schools (Mainly organized by an organization
affiliated to the Catholic church)

8. BEHAVIOURS AND BODY
LANGUAGE : Belgians are not fussy people
but they do expect a certain standard of decorous behaviour:
Cracking the fingers of both hands is perceived as vulgar, even
obscene;
Patting someone on the back is not acceptable
Yawning in public is considered rude;
Using toothpicks in public is socially unacceptable;
Using just the forefinger to point at something is considered
rude (You should use your whole hand)
Chewing gum is perceived as vulgar
Blowing your nose in public is also considered unacceptable.

9. TRADITIONAL DAYS
Belgian National Day
on July 21

10. FESTIVALS
Ommegang Festival

11. Carnival De Binche

12. Tomorrowland

13. TV CHANNELS
Native channels
The two main Belgian public TV
networks, VRT in the Flemish
Community and RTBF in the French
Community of Belgium, broadcast their
channels via operators using cable,
satellite, IPTV and terrestrial television.
The Belgian commercial TV stations are
currently only available on cable, satellite
and IPTV. Terrestrial broadcasting is
limited to public service TV stations
because of the high adoption rate of cable
(95%) in Belgium which makes it
unnecessary to broadcast commercially.

14. RADIO STATIONS
Public : (VRT)
Radio 1
Radio 1 Classics (digital only, starting on January 27,
2009)
Radio 2
Radio 2 Topcollectie XL' (digital only, starting on
January 27, 2009)
Klara
Klara Continuo (digital only)
Klara Jazz (digital only, starting on January 27, 2009)
Studio Brussel
StuBru Alternative Rock' (digital only, starting on
January 27, 2009)
MNM
MNM Hits (digital only)
Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal
Service closed on 31 December 2011.
Nationwide :
Q-Music
JOE fm
Nostalgie Vlaanderen
Networks Of Local Stations :
EXQI FM
Topradio
Club FM
Hit FM

15. NEWSPAPERS
Average Daily Distribution
1-Het Laatste Nieuws
288.898
2-Het Nieuwsblad
264.961
3-Gazet van Antwerpen
101.559
4-Het Belang van Nimburg
100.113
5-De Standaard
95.746

16. National Monuments
Manneke PisAtomium

17. Belgian National Football Team

18. TİN TİN
(Created By Herge)

19. Famous Belgian Chocolate