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De Vlaamse Leeuw
(The Flemish Lion)

Flanders

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The Brabançonne
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Li Tchant des Walons
(Song of the Walloons)

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Belgium

Map of Belgium -- The CIA World Factbook

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national anthem
- Belgium
  - Wikipedia > National anthem> List of national anthems > Belgium > The Brabançonne (The Song of Brabant)
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- Flanders
  - Wikipedia > National anthem> List of national anthems > Belgium > Flanders > De Vlaamse Leeuw (The Flemish Lion)
  - national-anthems.net > Europe > Flanders
- Wallonia
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Embassy of Belgium, Washington, DC
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Embassy of the United States, Brussels, Belgium
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Belgian monarchy
Belgian government
Belgium's Flemish separatists make big election gains -- BBC News (14 June 2010)

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The European Union
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language
- Flemish
  - Flemish Dictionary
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- Walloon
  - Walloon Dictionary
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  - French in Action -- Annenberg Media Foundation
  - Which Language for Local Food in Wallonie? -- FoodAnthropology (03 February 2020)

food

"The Success Story of the Belgian Chocolate," read "The Story"
- Marieke Chocolatier
- ChocoWit Chocolatier
Belgian Cuisine -- Wikipedia
- Cookbook:Cuisine of Belgium
World Food Habits: Bibliography -- Robert Dirks
Belgium -- Anthropology of Food-Food Science
World Hearth Circle of International Cooking > Belgian
Belgian chefs -- Wikipedia
Belgium -- Epicurious.com
M. Luck, [Mrs. Brian] (Ed.). The Belgian Cookbook. (1915). [Keesingner, 2008.]
- on-line edition -- Project Gutenberg
Belgium -- The Global Gormet
Scholliers, Peter. Food Culture in Belgium. Greenwood, 2008.
Belgian Chocolate -- zchocolat.com
Choco Story: The Chocolate Museum -- Bruges
"Brussels: The Chocolate Trail" -- New York Times (22 december 2011)
Belgium Waffle -- Antwerp Tourists Guide
Sweets of ~ Belgium -- Elizabeth Range
Brussels Special Speculoos Shop: Biscuiterie Dandoy -- St. Nicholas Center,

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religion
- Internet Sacred Text Archive
  - Legends and Sagas
- Sacred Destinations > Belgium -- Holly Hayes
the arts
cities

architecture
- Vernacular Architecture of the World: Great Buildings Online > Architecture of Europe > Belgium -- Kevin Matthews and Artifice, Inc.

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other WebSites

Famous Belgians
- List of Belgians -- Wikipedia

famousbelgians.net

Father Louis Hennepin

(1626?- 1705?)
Named the Falls of St. Anthony,
later the site of Minneapolis, MN

Culture of Belgium

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences
Global Voices Online -- Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School
Ename 974 -- "the site offers a good example of how archaeological work actually happens in the field, along with offering some insights into the world of medieval northwestern Europe"
Belgian-American Research Collection
Belgian Emigrants Abroad and Their Descendants
UNESCO WebWorld Portals >> Observatory Portal on the Information Society >> Regions >> [International] >> Europe >> Belgium
Migration Information Source -- Migration Policy Institute
- European Migration
- Belgium
Belgium-Roots Project -- Georges Picavet
Confronted by a political standoff, the country of Belgium goes up for sale on eBay -- The Scout Report
The Belgian-American Collection -- University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
St. Nicholas, The Children's Friend: A Belgian Tradition for December 6 -- Ade Bethune
Rattled by Attacks, Many Belgians Still Want Nation Split in Two -- The New York Times (07 April 2016)

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