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Most of the provinces take their name from earlier duchies and counties of similar location, while their territory is mostly based on the departments installed during French annexation. At the time of the creation of Belgium in 1830, only nine provinces existed, including the province of Brabant, which held the City of Brussels.
The Flemish Region and the Walloon Region each comprise five provinces. The Brussels-Capital Region is not a province, nor does it contain any. The three regions are further subdivided into 581 municipalities, which in general consist of several sub-municipalities. These sub-municipalities were independent municipalities in the past, but no ...
Belgium, [b] officially the Kingdom of Belgium, [c] is a country in Northwestern Europe.Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.
An enlargeable topographic map of Belgium. Geography of Belgium. Belgium is a: Country. Developed country; Nation state. Sovereign state; Member State of the European Union; Member state of NATO; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Europe. Western Europe; Time zone: Central European Time , Central European Summer Time
Belgium is a federal state located in Western Europe and is divided into three regions: the Flemish Region (Flanders), the Walloon Region (Wallonia), and the Brussels Capital Region (Brussels). Belgium borders the North Sea and shares borders with the countries of France (620 km), the Netherlands (450 km), Germany (162/167 km) and Luxembourg ...
English: Map of Belgium showing the provinces (black lines), regions and communities (colors). Yellow: Flanders, red & blue: Wallonia, orange: Brussels-Capital region, yellow & orange: dutch-speaking community, red & orange: french-speaking community, blue: german-speaking community. Adapted to svg from File:Belgium provinces regions striped.png
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