Belgium 
Made by: Diego Bazán, Joaquin 
Arana and Eduardo Yamada.
Location 
Belgium is 
located in 
Western Europe. 
It´s surrounded 
by France, 
Luxembourg, 
Germany, The 
Netherlands and 
the North Sea.
Total area 
It has an 
area of 
30,510 
square 
kilometers.
Natural recourses 
Some natural 
resources are 
construction 
minerals, silica 
sand and 
carbonates.
Climate 
Its climate is 
mostly 
temperate and 
sometimes rainy. 
Its average 
temperature is 
10°C.
Elevation extremes 
The lowest point 
is the North Sea 
with 0 m and the 
highest point is 
Botrange with 
694 m.
Population 
Belgium´s 
population is 
approximately 
10 million.
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.
Religions 
 Catholics (58%) 
 Other Christians (7%) 
 Muslims (5%) 
 Other Religions (2%) 
 Non-religious (27%) 
 Not stated (1%)
Languages 
The three most 
important 
languages of 
Belgium are 
Dutch, French 
and German.
Type of Government 
Its government is 
a federal 
parliamentary 
democracy with a 
constitutional 
monarchy. The 
head of 
government is the 
Prime Minister. 

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.
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.
Administrative divisions
Major 
cities
Brugge
Gent
Antwerp
Brussels
Mons
Namur
Hasselt
Liège
Arlon
History
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.
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.
Animals
Belgian Blue
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Draft Horse
Okapi
Monuments
Atomium (Brussels)
Anglo-Belgian Memorial (Brussels)
Congreszuil (Colonne du Congrès) 
(Brussels)
St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral 
(Brussels)
Festivals
Carnival de Binche (15-17 of February)
Stavelot (March)
Zinneke Parade (9 of May)
Ommegang Festival (1-3 of July)
Independence Day (21 of July)
Tomorrowland (24-26 of July)
Video 
http://www.youtube.com/w 
atch?v=uPrVEBm6qNg
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/

Belgium