Brussels information

Brussels (Bruxelles, Brussel, Brüssel,) is the capital of Belgium, and the administrative heart of the European Union. Growing from a 10th century fortress town founded by Charlemagne's grandson into the unofficial "Capital of Europe", Brussels is also capital of the Brussels-Capital Region of Flanders and of the French Community of Belgium.
Depending on the context, the word Brussels may mean the largest municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region officially called the City of Brussels (ca. 140,000 inhabitants), the Brussels-Capital Region (1,024,492 inhabitants as of 1 January 2006) or, the metropolitan area of Brussels (from 2,100,000 to more than 2,600,000 inhabitants).
Brussels is considered the de facto capital of the European Union (EU), and hosts many of its key institutions. NATO, the Western European Union and EUROCONTROL are also headquartered in the city. (...) more....

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