Belgian Politics and Society

Government, Institutions and Society

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  1. What is the capital of Belgium?
  2. What are the three official languages of Belgium?
  3. Who is the head of state of Belgium under its constitution?
  4. What are the colours of the Belgian flag, in order from left to right?
  5. What is the national motto of Belgium?
  6. What is the name of the Belgian national anthem?
  7. Which currency has Belgium used since 2002?
  8. Where is the headquarters of NATO?
  9. How many members does the Belgian Chamber of Representatives have?
  10. What are the three regions of Belgium?
  11. What are the three communities of Belgium?
  12. Which Belgian communities are responsible for education?
  13. How many provinces does Belgium have?
  14. Which statement about voting in Belgium is correct?
  15. Where does the federal parliament of Belgium meet?
  16. Which city is the seat of the government of the German-speaking Community?
  17. Which city is the capital of Wallonia?
  18. Which European institutions have their seat or main work in Brussels?
  19. Which European institution holds plenary sessions in Strasbourg, though it also meets in Brussels?
  20. How often are federal elections held in Belgium, unless parliament is dissolved early?
  21. What is the role of the Constitutional Court of Belgium?
  22. What does the Belgian prime minister do?
  23. Which Belgian city is home to the European Commission's main building, the Berlaymont?
  24. How many countries border Belgium?
  25. Which language is spoken by most people in Flanders?
  26. In which language region is the Belgian city of Liège?
  27. How is Brussels described in terms of language?
  28. Which statement about the language regions of Belgium is correct?
  29. In which city is the parliament building of Wallonia situated?
  30. Which animal appears on the flag of the Flemish Community?
  31. The flag of Wallonia is used by the Walloon Region: which red rooster or bold cockerel is depicted on a yellow field?
  32. Which flower appears on the flag of the Brussels-Capital Region?
  33. Where is the headquarters of NATO's military command, SHAPE, located?
  34. Which Belgian king reigned from 1951 to 1993?
  35. Which city is the seat of the institutions of the Flemish Region and Flemish Community?
  36. In which region and community is a resident of Eupen included?
  37. Which list puts Belgium's membership dates of international organisations in the correct order?
  38. The Kingdom of Belgium has which three official languages: Dutch, French, and German?
  39. The Treaty of Rome had six founding states. How many of the other five border Belgium?
  40. Which statement about the Brussels-Capital Region is correct?

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