Research in Brussels

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Density of PopulationWORLD
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Density of PopulationEurope
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European Union
Belgium is Europe in miniature. A kingdom, a
parliamentary democracy, in the heart of Western
Europe. French, German and Dutch influences have
not left the country unaffected witness the
three official national languages.
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Flanders in the north (Dutch speaking), a
flatland criss-crossed by canals, is proud of its
great art cities, Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent. To
the south in Wallonia (French speaking) you will
find the rolling hills of the Ardennes, numerous
castles, and the cities of Liege, Namur, and
Tournai.
Brussels-Capital Region is a three-lingual,
cosmopolitan center
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In the past decades the unitary state Belgium
developed into a federal state structure. In
1993, Belgium became officially a federal state.
The country has three regions - Flanders,
Wallonia and Brussels - and three communities a
Dutch-, a French- and a German-speaking community
(only 70,000 Belgians speak German on a daily
basis).
Between Flanders and Wallonia there is a
fifteen-hundred-year-old, almost unchanged
linguistic and cultural boundary, separating the
German from the Latin world.
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10 million inhabitants. 6 million in Flanders,
3 million in Wallonia, 1 million Brussels-CR.
The presence of the Euro-Parliament and the NATO
has induced many EU citizens to take up residence
in Brussels.
Economy is export-oriented, but Belgium also
imports a lot. Main trade with France, Germany,
NL. Services sector 70 of the GNP. 3,8 mln
employed, 540,000 unemployed entitled to benefits
(12 of the working population). Low inflation,
high public debt.
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Political Map
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Night Satellite View
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Kyoto BE is 10th from 35!
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30 in 10 years ? 7,5 in 20!
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Road Network in the Brussels Area

• NetworkTransport Model
• 255 zones
• 2,545 nodes
• 8,366 links

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Air Pollution-TransportModel
NATO
Arts Loi Street
Palace Royale
European Commission
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Carbon Dioxide CO2 Emissions Morning Peak Hour
(7.30-8.30)
2005 Business-as-usual Scenario 2005
Sustainable Transport Scenario
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Eurostar Brussels- London 2 hours30 min
Tallys Brussels-Paris 1 hour 20 min
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Flowers Carpet (Tapis des Fleurs), Grande Place
de Bruxelles
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