Brussels is the capital of Belgium, located in Europe, at 300 km from Paris ; 210 km from Amsterdam ; 1.800 km from Stockholm.It symbolizes a world of contrasts : linguistic contrasts between the Walloon and Flemish people ; ethnical contrast : lots of communities from all over the world ; headquarters of European Institutions (EU, Nato) and international companies.
Brussels is an agglomeration of 19 communes (Evere, Woluwé St Lambert, Woluwé St Pierre, St Gilles, Schaerbeek, St Josse, Uccle, Anderlecht, Berchem, Etterbeek, Ixelles, Auderghem, Forest, Ganshoren, Koekelberg, Molenbeek, Watermael, Jette and Brussels City), forming one of the 3 Regions of the Federal Belgian State.
Brussels means : around 1.000 international organizations ; 168 hotels (13.000 rooms) ; 1.800 restaurants ; 90 museums ; 13.8 % of the region's territory recovered by green spaces ; around 980.000 inhabitants (a quarter is foreign).
BRUSSELS is a very interesting ciy with so many things to discover : parks, museums, monuments, pubs, people ... and everything is at your door !
The picture is the ATOMIUM of Brussels, created for the universal exhibition in 1958, represents the concept of a crystalatom, a bizarre steel construction ...
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