WebDutch is the most spoken primary language of Belgium and the official language of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region (merged to Flanders).Along with French, it is an official language of the Brussels-Capital Region.The main Dutch dialects spoken in Belgium are Brabantian, West Flemish, East Flemish, and Limburgish.All these are …

WebPrince Leopold was born in Brussels, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant, heir to the Belgian throne, and his consort, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria.In 1909 his father became King of the Belgians, as Albert I, and Prince Leopold became Duke of Brabant.. In August 1914, when Belgium was invaded by Germany, King Albert allowed Leopold, then aged …

WebPrincess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 5 June 1962), is the second child and first daughter of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and the younger sister to the current Belgian monarch, King Philippe.She is married to Prince Lorenz of Belgium, head of the Austria-Este branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and is fifth in line of …

WebThe economy of Belgium is a modern, capitalist economy that has capitalised on the country's central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Belgium was the first country to undergo an Industrial Revolution on the continent of Europe in the early 19th century. It has since developed an …

WebThe exact number of Muslims in Belgium is unknown but various sources estimate that 4.0% to 7.6% of the country's population adheres to Islam. The first registered presence of Islam in Belgium was in 1829, but most Belgian Muslims are first-, second-, or third-generation immigrants that arrived after the 1960s.

WebThe Belgium men's national basketball team has represented Belgium in international basketball since 1928. The supervising body for the national team is Basketball Belgium.. Belgium has qualified for the EuroBasket 18 times throughout their history, achieving their best result at the event in 1947, where they finished in fourth place.Moreover, Belgium …

WebBelgium has three main geographical regions: the coastal plain in the north-west, the central plateau, and the Ardennes uplands in the south-east. The coastal plain consists mainly of sand dunes and polders.Polders are areas of land, close to or below sea level that have been reclaimed from the sea, from which they are protected by dikes or, further …

WebFlemish (Vlaams) is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language.It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (Vlaams-Nederlands), Belgian Dutch (Belgisch-Nederlands [ˈbɛlɣis ˈneːdərlɑnts] ()), or Southern Dutch (Zuid-Nederlands).Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; it is spoken by Flemings, the dominant ethnic …

WebThe Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) is a family of American automatic rifles and machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and designed by John Browning in 1917 for the American Expeditionary Forces …

WebThe Belgian Blue (French: 'Blanc-Bleu Belge', Dutch: 'Belgisch Witblauw', both literally meaning "Belgian White-Blue") is a breed of beef cattle from Belgium. It may also be known as the Race de la Moyenne et Haute Belgique,: 95 or dikbil (literally "fat buttocks" in Dutch). Alternative names for this breed include Belgian Blue-White; Belgian White and Blue …