Brussels

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Brussels Bruxelles (Faransé) Brussel (Duki)
Region of Belgium
Brussels-Capital Region[1][2] Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (Faransé) Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Duki)
Clockwise from top: The Northern Quarter business district; the Berlaymont of the European Commission; the Royal Palace of Brussels; the Espace Léopold of the European Parliament; the Grand Place
Flag Emblem
Nickname(s):  Capital of Europe, Comic city[3]
Ibùdó ilẹ̀  Brussels  (red) – ní the European Union  (brown & light brown) – in Belgium  (brown)
Sovereign state	Belgium
Settled	c.580
Founded	979
Region	18 June 1989
Municipalities	List Anderlecht Auderghem / Oudergem Berchem-Sainte-Agathe / Sint-Agatha-Berchem City of Brussels Etterbeek Evere Forest / Vorst Ganshoren Ixelles / Elsene Jette Koekelberg Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek Uccle / Ukkel Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde Woluwe-Saint-Lambert / Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe
Government
• Minister-President	Charles Picqué (2004-)
• Governor	Hugo Nys (acting) (2009-)
• Parl. President	Eric Tomas
Area
• Region	161.4 km2 (62.2 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (1 November 2008)[4][5]
• Region	1,080,790
• Density	6,697/km2 (16,857/sq mi)
• Metro	1,830,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166	BE-BRU
Website	www.brussels.irisnet.be

Itokasi

3. "Brussels". City-Data.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
4. Statistics Belgium; Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2008 (excel-file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, as of 1 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
5. Statistics Belgium; De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001 (pdf-file) Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. The metropolitan area of Brussels is divided into three levels. First, the central agglomeration (geoperationaliseerde agglomeratie) with 1,451,047 inhabitants (2008-01-01, adjusted to municipal borders). Adding the closest surroundings (banlieue) gives a total of 1,831,496. And, including the outer commuter zone (forensenwoonzone) the population is 2,676,701. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.