Brussels

Brussels
Brussels; Bruxelles (Faransé); Brussel (Duki)
	Region of Belgium
	Brussels-Capital Region ; 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
	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)
• 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

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↑ "Brussels". City-Data.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.