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Fun fact 1 about Belgium

Gallia Belgica at the time of Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul in 54 BCE
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Julius Caesar described the Belgae as the bravest of the Gauls, attributing this to their distance from the Roman Province and continual warfare with Germanic tribes.

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Belgium

Population
11.9M
Area
30,528 km²
Capital
Brussels
Continent
Europe
82nd most populous country in the world

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.

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