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    Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions, including its administrative-legislative, executive-political, and legislative branches (though the judicial branch is located in Luxembourg, and the European Parliament meets for a minority of the year in Strasbourg).

  2. The City of Brussels [a] is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Flemish Region (from which it is separate) and Belgium. [2] The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions in its European ...

  3. Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital city of Belgium and the European Union. In 2007, 145,917 people lived there. [1] But the area around it, known as the Brussels-Capital Region, had 1,031,215 people (which makes it the largest city area in Belgium).

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    The current population of Brussels (officially the Brussels Capital Region) in 2022 was 1,222,637In recent years, the city has received a markable increase in its population. In general, the population of Brussels is younger than the national average, and the gap between rich and poor is wider.

    Today, the Brussels-Capital Region is legally bilingual, with both French and Dutch having official status,as is the administration of the 19 municipalities. Owing to migration and to its international role, Brussels is home to a large number of native speakers of languages other than French or Dutch. Currently, about half of the population speaks ...

    Historically, Brussels has been predominantly Roman Catholic, especially since the expulsion of Protestants in the 16th century. This is clear from the large number of historical churches in the region, particularly in the City of Brussels. The pre-eminent Catholic cathedral in Brussels is the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, serving as the...

  4. A major tourist destination and cultural attraction—visual arts, film, music, literature, and theater institutions abound. Since the end of World War II the city has taken an international role, becoming the headquarters of NATO and the European Communities (now the European Union).

  5. 4 days ago · A major political centre since the 15th century, Brussels was the historic capital of the duchy of Brabant. The city became the capital of independent Belgium in 1830; it also continued as the capital of the Belgian province of Brabant until 1995, when the latter was divided into separate provinces, Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant.

  6. Brussels, French Bruxelles Flemish Brussel, City (pop., 2008 est.: 148,873), capital of Belgium. It is part of the Brussels-Capital Region (pop., 2008 est.: 1,048,491), one of the three federal regions into which Belgium is divided. Brussels lies on the Senne River, a tributary of the Schelde.

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