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The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België; French: Royaume de Belgique; German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in northwest Europe bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France and is one of the founding and core members of the European Union. Belgium has a population of over 11 million people, in an area of around 30,000 square kilometres (11,700 square miles).

Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Romance Europe, it is linguistically divided. Mainly two languages are spoken in Belgium: Dutch is spoken by the 6.1 million people in Flanders to the north, French by the 3.5 million Walloons in the south. The capital, Brussels, is officially bilingual, while the majority of its residents speak French. Around 75,000 people live in the German-speaking Community in the east of the country. This linguistic diversity often leads to political and cultural conflict and is reflected in Belgium's complex system of government and political history.

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• March 22: Explosions at Brussels airport and subway systems
• January 27: Víctor Valdés to play in Belgian Pro League; Manchester United loans Valdés to Standard Liège till season end
• December 14: UEFA Euro 16 draw takes place in Paris
• November 24: Suspects detained in Belgium raids
• August 22: 'Terror' shooting wounds three on international train in Belgium

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• ...that Desiderius Erasmus nicknamed his academic opponent Jacobus Latomus (pictured) "Hephestion," a reference to Latomus's distinct limp?
• ...that the Free Belgian Forces fought in several theaters during World War II, including Great Britain, East Africa, the Mediterranean, and northwestern Europe?
• ...that the three drunken Wierix brothers of Antwerp influenced Ethiopian iconography?

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• 688: death of Waltrude, patron saint of Mons
• 1835: birth of Leopold II, King of the Belgians (pictured)
• 1895: birth of Clément Doucet, pianist
• 1918: start of the Battle of the Lys during World War I
• 1973: birth of Bart Goor, soccer player with 67 appearances for the Belgium national football team

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