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Brussels Basic Information
Country: Belgium
Region: Brussels
Elevation: 43 ft
13 msnm
Area: 62 sq mi
161 km²
Population: 1,080,790 inhabitants
Currency: Euro ( € )
Electricity: 220v
Power plugs: CD
Telephone code: +32

The city of Brussels is the official capital of Belgium by the law. Brussels has 1,067,557 inhabitants.
The city of Brussels is the city of the Kingdom of Belgium, seat of the institutions of the French and Flemish Belgium and the capital of Flanders and the Brussels Capital Region. In addition, the city in Sennelager the headquarters of the European Union and NATO headquarters, also in the permanent Secretariat of the Benelux countries, the Western European Union and Eurocontrol.
Brussels now has two universities, several colleges, academies, libraries, museums, theaters and a major economic, scientific and cultural center and an important transportation center in the country.
Although historically Dutch-speaking Brussels is, over time, has evolved to the point of becoming mostly francophone. This process, along with the status of Brussels, led to a long-standing conflict between the Dutch and French, which reflects the situation nationally.

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