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Belgium is a small country in the middle of Europe. Borders with France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Its total area is 30,278 km 2 Belgium, small country, big artists

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Belgium is a small country in the middle of Europe. Borders

with France, Germany, Luxembourg and the

Netherlands. Its total area is 30,278 km2

Belgium, small country, big artists

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The best to relax is to listen to “Ne me quitte

pas” (Do not leave me)…Just sit down and listen

But how can we talk about Belgium without mentioning Jacques Brel…

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The saxophone was developed in 1846 by

Adolphe Sax, a Belgian-born instrument maker

… without thanking Sax for his saxophone…

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Kim Clijster (June, 8th, 1983) won 41 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles

titles. She has won four Grand Slam singles titles

Justine Henin (June, 1st, 1982) won 43 WTA

singles titles and seven Grand Slam singles

titles

In sport, Justine and Kim are legends…

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… as Magritte and Rubens in painting

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… but the real belgian star is from comic strips: Tintin.

Tintin is a young Belgian reporter who becomes involved in dangerous cases in which he takes heroic action to save the day. He was created in 1929 by a Belgian cartoonist, Hergé