Presentation of Belgium : Geography

Country's official name :

Belgium

Capital:

Brussels

Population of main cities:

Antwerp (513,570) ; Gent (253,266) ; Charleroi (202,480) ; Liege (195,968) ; Brussels (175,534) ; Schaerbeek (131,030) ; Bruges (117,886)

Area:

30,530 km²

Type of Climate :

The climate is temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Brussels

Summer Time Period :

March to October

Official Language:

Dutch, French and German. In Belgium, 5.6 million people speak Dutch, 3.5 million speak French and about 50,000 people speak German.

Other Languages Spoken:

Indigenous languages, recognized since 1990, such as Walloon, and immigrant languages, such as Arabic, Spanish and Turkish.

Business Language(s):

French, German or English (common business language with Flemish people).

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