Belgium Part 1

Learn about a country which is known as “the Battlefield of Europe” because it served as a battlefield between many European powers and during the two World Wars. Maybe due the pains of war, it recognized the need for diplomacy. Now, the capital city, Brussels, is considered a center of the world economy and diplomacy, with headquarters of the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and other organizations located in the city. It is known for its many beautiful sites as well as being the originator of many inventions. Maybe you know it as the “Chocolate Capital” – Think Godiva! We will learn more about these and many more topics in this upcoming episode – Belgium Part 1. 

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      01:22 – Bare Bones

·      02:25 – Heart of the Nation 

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Where is this information coming from?

Britannica - reference

https://www.britannica.com/place/Belgium

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_horse

Country Reports

https://www.countryreports.org/country/Belgium.htm

Every Culture

https://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Belgium.html

Trend Economy

https://trendeconomy.com/data/h2/Belgium?time_period=2020,2019,2018,2017,2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009

Take-Profit

https://take-profit.org/en/statistics/countries/belgium/

CIA World Factbook - used

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/belgium/

Nations Online

https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/belgium.htm

Nations Encyclopedia

https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Belgium.html

Global Firepower

https://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.php?country_id=belgium

Travel.State.Gov (US Dept. of State)

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Belgium.html

The World Bank 

https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/belgium

Global Edge

https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/belgium/government

UNESCO World Heritage sites full list

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/?search=belgium&order=country

Heritage

https://www.heritage.org/index/country/belgium

Culture Crossing

http://guide.culturecrossing.net/basics_business_student_details.php?Id=30&CID=21

Lonely Planet

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/belgium/flanders/antwerp/attractions

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/belgium/brussels

Taste Atlas (foods from around the world)

https://www.tasteatlas.com/most-popular-dishes-in-belgium

Think Hazard

https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/27-belgium

ARDA

https://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_22_1.asp

IEA

https://www.iea.org/countries/belgium

Amnesty International

https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/europe-and-central-asia/belgium/report-belgium/

Countrylicious

http://countrylicious.com/belgium#!/introduction

Want to Know It

https://wanttoknowit.com/interesting-facts-about-belgium/

Cool Kid Facts

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/belgium/

Kids National Geographic

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/belgium

Fact Retriever

https://www.factretriever.com/chocolate-facts

https://www.factretriever.com/world-war-i-facts

The Fact File

https://thefactfile.org/belgium-facts/

AFS USA 

https://www.afsusa.org/countries/belgium-french/

https://www.afsusa.org/countries/belgium-flanders/

Google sites: The Internet Nations

https://mobile.sites.google.com/site/theinternetnations/the-earth/receitas/belgium-english

Barcelona Culture

https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/gabinetpostal/lestat-lliure-del-congo-un-genocidi-a-lombra/?lang=en

Royal Central

https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/king-philippe-of-the-belgians-appoints-new-federal-government-150091/

NSD

https://o.nsd.no/european_election_database/country/belgium/parties.html

Finabel

https://finabel.org/belgium/

Deutsche Welle

https://www.dw.com/en/belgium-drops-war-crimes-cases/a-978973

Brussels Times

https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/135931/brussels-belgium-poverty-social-exclusion-statbel-wallonia-flanders-europe-hainaut-antwerp

Rail Market

https://railmarket.com/eu/belgium

Belgium Premier

https://www.premier.be/en/official-declaration-100-years-belgium-luxembourg-economic-union

Belgian Horticulture

https://www.belgianplants.com/en/about-belgian-horticulture

Belgian Meat

https://www.belgianmeat.com/en/cattle-breeds-belgium

Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-25-tr-6910-story.html

OECD

https://www.oecd.org/agriculture/topics/fisheries-and-aquaculture/documents/report_cn_fish_bel.pdf

https://www.oecd.org/els/soc/PF3_2_Enrolment_childcare_preschool.pdf

https://data.oecd.org/students/enrolment-rate-in-early-childhood-education.htm

US Dept of State

https://www.state.gov/the-international-school-of-brussels-fact-sheet/

https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/belgium/

Expatica

https://www.expatica.com/be/moving/society-history/jewish-antwerp-100346/

Talentree

https://talentree.be/12-belgian-festivals-this-summer/

The Bulletin

https://www.thebulletin.be/belgium-has-third-highest-divorce-rate-eu

https://www.thebulletin.be/flanders-announces-mandatory-community-service-long-term-unemployed

https://www.thebulletin.be/hippos-antwerp-zoo-test-positive-corona-first-world

Statbel

https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/partnership/divorces

https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/work-training/wages-and-labourcost/gender-pay-gap

Penn State University

https://sites.psu.edu/belgiumculturalprofile/cultural-values/

Eurotox

https://eurotox.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/belgium-cdr-2018-with-numbers.pdf

Belgium

https://www.belgium.be/en/family/social_security_in_belgium

Kingdom of Belgium

https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy_areas/human_rights/specific_themes/gender_and_womens_rights

Healthy Belgium

https://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/mortality-and-causes-of-death

Brussels Museums

https://www.brusselsmuseums.be/en/museums/belgian-comic-strip-center-comics-art-museum-brussels

International Trade Administration

https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/belgium-energy

History

https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/battle-of-waterloo

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge

The Brussels Times

https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/art-culture/149378/population-one-in-eight-belgian-residents-is-a-foreigner