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What is the capital of Belgium?
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What is the capital of Belgium?
Brussels.
2
What are Belgium's three official languages?
Dutch, French and German.
3
Who is the head of state of Belgium?
The king, King Philippe since 2013.
4
What are the colours of the Belgian flag?
Black, yellow and red in vertical stripes.
5
What is the Belgian national motto?
Unity makes strength (L'union fait la force).
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What is the Belgian national anthem called?
La Brabançonne.
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When is the Belgian national day?
21 July.
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What are the three regions of Belgium?
Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region.
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What are the three communities of Belgium?
The Flemish, French and German-speaking Communities.
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How many provinces does Belgium have?
Ten: five in Flanders and five in Wallonia.
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How many members does the Chamber of Representatives have?
150.
12
Is voting compulsory in Belgium?
Yes, for federal elections, from the age of 18.
13
What is the highest point in Belgium?
The Signal de Botrange, 694 metres, in the High Fens.
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Which river flows through Antwerp?
The Scheldt.
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Which river flows through Namur and Liège?
The Meuse.
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Which forested upland lies in the south-east of Belgium?
The Ardennes.
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What is the capital of Wallonia?
Namur.
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Which city is Belgium's largest seaport?
Antwerp.
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Which Belgian invented the saxophone?
Adolphe Sax, born in Dinant.
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Which Belgian comic hero is a young reporter with a dog named Snowy?
Tintin, created by Hergé.
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Which Belgian cyclist won the Tour de France five times?
Eddy Merckx.
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Which Belgian painter made The Treachery of Images?
René Magritte.
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Which Belgian architect is linked to Art Nouveau in Brussels?
Victor Horta.
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What was the Atomium built for?
The 1958 world fair, Expo 58, in Brussels.
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Which Belgian physicist shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics?
François Englert.
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Where is the headquarters of NATO?
Brussels.

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