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The area of Belgium was 11,373 square miles in 1900. By reclaiming the sea it has reached 11,799 square miles today, about twice the size of Massachusetts. The population density is 864 inhabitants per square mile. | The area of Belgium was 11,373 square miles in 1900. By reclaiming the sea it has reached 11,799 square miles today, about twice the size of Massachusetts. The population density is 864 inhabitants per square mile. | ||
The capital is Brussels (pop. 950,500), which is officially bilingual. Other important cities include Antwerp (pop. 453,000), Ghent (225,500), Charleroi (205,000), and Liege (189,500). The metropolitan areas of each of these cities is much larger.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belgium,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref> | The capital is Brussels (pop. 950,500), which is officially bilingual. Other important cities include Antwerp (pop. 453,000), Ghent (225,500), Charleroi (205,000), and Liege (189,500). The metropolitan areas of each of these cities is much larger.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belgium,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref> | ||
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