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 Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg: Facts and Figures
Local Name Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Area
998 sq mi. Capital Luxembourg. Form
of Government Constitutional Monarchy. Independence
from the Netherlands Achieved 1839. |
 Kingdom
of Belgium: Facts and Figures Local
Names Koninkrijk België (Dutch), Royaume de
Belgique (French). Area 11,781 sq mi. Population
10,392,226. Capital Brussels. Independence
from Netherlands Achieved October 4, 1830. |
 Leopold
was elected the first King of Belgium in 1831,
and ruled until his death in 1865. During his
reign Belgium's parliamentary government was
created, electoral law was reformed, and a
national bank was established. |
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