A WORD ABOUT BELGIUM
Our Church in Belgium
A WORD ABOUT BELGIUM
Belgium
Belgium is a strategic country: the crossroad of Europe. Belgium is surrounded by France in the west, Germany in the east, Luxemburg in the south and Netherlands in the north.
Area: 30,500 sq.km
Population: 10 666 866 in 2008.
Belgium is a French speaking country (with a Dutch speaking majority, Flemish)
The French-speaking (Walloon) live mainly in the South and east: 44% of the population: 4, 200,000
There are a lot of foreigners: 12%. There are a lot of Congolese (DRC).
Capital: Brussels. Head quarters for the European Community (capital of Europe) and NATO.
A lot of decisions affecting Europe and the world are taken in Belgium. Brussels has about 30% foreigners.
A lot of decisions affecting Europe and the world are taken in Belgium. Brussels has about 30% foreigners.
Economy: Highly industrialized and wealthy.
Politics: Constitutional Monarchy.
Religion: “Christians”: 89.3%. Church attendance:
11%. Protestants: 0.8%. Evangelicals: 0.32%.
Cults: 0.7%. Moslems: 3.1%.
11%. Protestants: 0.8%. Evangelicals: 0.32%.
Cults: 0.7%. Moslems: 3.1%.
1. For 400 years spiritual darkness has gripped this land
2. The great majority of the population is culturally Catolic rather than Christian.
3. The small Protestant witness has hardly grown in 2O years. The growth of the Evangelicals has offset the liberal decline though.
Ministry in our church in Belgium
Ministry in our church in Belgium
Mons where Michel and
his family live is
located about
8 miles
from France.
Netherlands in the
North has
a lot of Cape Verdeans.
Luxemburg in the south
east has a population
of about
30% Cape Verdeans.
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his family live is
located about
8 miles
from France.
Netherlands in the
North has
a lot of Cape Verdeans.
Luxemburg in the south
east has a population
of about
30% Cape Verdeans.
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