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Belgium



Surface: 30.528 square kilometre

Total population: 10.289.088 (2003)

Population density: 337 pro square kilometre

Capital: Brussels

Inhabitant: 981.200 (2003)


Geography

Belgium borders in the south on France, in the east on Germany and Luxembourg and in the north on the Netherlands. The landscape is varied and is enough hill landscapes expanded by the gebirgigen forest area of the Ardennen with ravines and rivers in the southeast over up to the flat, pole the regions in the north, durchzogenen of channels. At the North Sea Coast there are beautiful sand beaches, which drag on over 60 km long.


System of Government

Parliamentary monarchy since 1831. Condition of 1831, last changed 1993. Two-chamber parliament: The Lower House with 150 members is the national legislation, while the 71koepfige senate worries about problems between the regions. Head of state: King Albert II., since 1993. Head of the government: Guy yard city, since 1999. Since 1993 are Belgium a federal Federal State, whose three autonomous regions Flanders, Wallonie and capital Brussels have own governments and parliaments; in addition there is an advice of the franzoesischsprachigen and one the German-language community. The Federal Government is incumbent on effectively only the outside -, safety and tax policy. Belgium is European Union member.


Language

Netherlands (Flaemisch), French and German; latter predominantly in the region Eupen.


Europe

Companies forms & Taxes (Belgium)
SPRL & BVBA
SPRLU
S.A. & N.V.