Belgium snapshots, including introduction, travel info, tourist attractions, and photographs.

Belgium is a prosperous nation and one of the world major leisure and business travel destinations.

The Kingdom of Belgium is located in Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands. Belgium has total land area about 30,230 square kilometers, about the size of Maryland of the United States of America.

Belgium has about 10,348,276 (July 2004 estimate) population. Ethnic groups include Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, and mixed or other 11%. Belgium is legally bilingual nation. About 58% of Belgians speak Dutch, 32% French, 10% German.

Belgium has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European country. This modern private enterprise economy has capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base.

Belgium has highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities. Based on 2002 data, Belgium has 3.4 million Internet users.

Brussels, the capital of the Kingdom of Belgium, is a beautiful city. Its famous tourist attractions include the Royal Palaces, spectacular Grand' Place, Atomium, and the Statue of Manneken Pis.

Antwerp is a charming historic waterfront city in the northern Belgium and one of the gateways to Northern Europe in the past centuries. Because of historical influence, you can find Spanish, Italian, Greek restaurants here besides traditional Belgian beer and mussels. With spectacular views, Zuidterras harborfront restaurants is one of the Antwerp's landmarks.

Bruges is another beautiful city in the western part of Belgium.