Belgium is one of the most beautiful places, which provides us with beautiful sightseeing places. It spans an approximate area of thirty thousand square kilometres and is located within the borders of German on one side, and Latin Europe on the other side, there are basically two different kinds of communities residing here. The first are those who speak Dutch which constitutes most of the population of Belgium and the second group of people who speak French which constitutes a less part of the country’s population. Situated in Western Europe, it has all the charm and aura that a country can provide.
Belgium has a very strong political culture and is a democratic country having all the constitutional rights that a people need to have. It has a parliament, which basically consists of a Senate and the representatives of the chamber. There are elections held by which about forty politicians are appointed. Now, the members of the chamber are elected by means of the impartial and proportional voting method through which about a hundred and fifty members are appointed. In many countries, voting has been made mandatory for every resident, and as a result, this country has the maximum voter turnout rates compared to any other country in the world. The prime minister is the effective head of government; the position of prime minister was founded in 1919, and that of vice prime minister in 1961. The prime minister is normally the leader of the majority party or coalition in parliament and is appointed by the monarch and approved by parliament.
There are a lot of places that one can visit in Belgium among which Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Dinant, and Ghent are the best tourist attractions places. Brussels the capital of Belgium is considered the hub of a lot of institutions that Europe has.
The most famous tourist attraction located in Brussels is downtown Brussels, which has an iconic monument known as the Manneken Pis. Antwerp has got collections of the arts of the most popular painter named Paul Rubens who was a citizen of this place too. It also has one of the biggest cathedrals and the zoo of Antwerp which is also considered the oldest zoo in the whole world. Not to forget that the major city of Bruges includes structures and monuments, both old and modern, that fascinate tourists from all over the world. If you are interested in sports that are adventurous, then you must not forget to visit the city Dinant. Among all the cities in Belgium, Ghent is the most beautiful one with a great number of monuments that are worth seeing.
The Train To Belgium is organized with the transportation system for the rest of Europe's cities. The country has one of the best transport systems which connect it to the rest of the world. Transport by road or by flight or by ship or railway has been developed to a great extent in recent years. There are railway tracks that are electrified for better, smoother, and faster transport. The roads have been paved for people to take their morning walks. There are also ports in various, cities and among the various ports, the ports situated in Antwerp and Bruges-Zeebrugge are considered the two largest ports in the whole of Europe. The airport in Brussels is also the largest airport in the whole of Belgium. The transportation facility and the well-maintained roads have made transportation to and from Belgium a lot easier without any kind of trouble or problems. Historically, rail transport in Belgium was managed by the National Railway Company of Belgium, abbreviated SNCB in French and NMBS in Dutch. These rail transport made country rail network very convenient and easy to excess.
The public company was divided into two companies in 2005: Infrabel, which manages the rail network, and SNCB/NMBS, which manages freight and passenger services.
