Tourist information for Belgium

Tourist information for Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium extends over an area of ​​30520 square kilometers in the north-east of Europe, where the Netherlands is bordered to the north and all of Luxembourg and Germany to the east, and the North Sea to the west, but from the south, bordering France. Despite its small size, Belgium to accommodate ten million population density estimated at 336 people per sq km. And that was the population density is considered the most points in Europe, they vary from one region to another with an estimated rate of 50 people per sq km in the forests of Jordan, while Brussels comprises 10 percent of the total population

Live in the northern part of the country known region of Flanders 5.8 million people speak Dutch, and in the South Wallon region, where about 3.2 million people speak French live lies. And between the two regions, the capital, Brussels, which is home to about a million people speak French and Dutch. Also it speaks a minority in the east of the country, such as Liege and Luxembourg, where the German language is the language of the three official languages ​​in Belgium.

Belgium is a small country area, and overcome them plain appearances
Belgium has three natural regions: the coast, Central and Jordan. Agriculture abound in the second to soil fertility while abound forests, mountains and wildlife in the third. The most important rivers in the country are the Scheldt and Moash. The highest point in Belgium is highly Mount Putrang a height of 694 meters. Generally cool to mild weather, the rate of temperature is 25 degrees Celsius in summer and 7.2 degrees in winter.





Climate

Mild climate belongs to the Western Europe model, a maritime climate in general, winter is cold and summer moderate, and different from the climate of the plateau Jordan where there is continental style, winter is bitterly cold and falling by snow, and Nthmr rains on the coastal range, mostly winter, and prevail forests on the highlands especially on the plateau Jordan.





Population

Population density is one of the highest in Europe. There are three demographic groups in the country: Flanders, Wallon and Germans. The latter group added to Belgium after Hazeemmh Germany in World War I in 1918. The formation of the population of Belgium of two elements, Wallon and live in the south of Belgium, speak French, and the second element Flemish and Anhdthon similar to the Dutch language and know Balvmenkah, and those living in residual ranging from Belgium, so in the state two languages are recognized, there is a German minority in the east, and Belgium's population of about ten million and a quarter million, one of the most crowded areas of Europe, and increased density in the center of Aljika In the north.