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arrangement during the period from 1970 to
1993. Despite the reforms, tensions between the
groups have remained, if not increased; there is
significant separatism particularly among the
Flemish; controversial language laws exist such
as the municipalities with language
facilities; and the formation of a coalition
government took 18 months following the June
2010 federal election, a world record.
Unemployment in Wallonia is more than double
that of Flanders, which boomed after the war.
Belgium is one of the six founding countries
of the European Union and hosts the official
seats of the European Commission, the Council
of the European Union, and the European
Council, as well as a seat of the European
Parliament in the country's capital, Brussels.
Belgium is also a founding member of
the Eurozone, NATO, OECD, and WTO, and a
part of the trilateral Benelux Union and
the Schengen Area. Brussels hosts several of the
EU's official seats as well as the headquarters of
many major international organizations such as
NATO.
Belgium is a developed country, with an
advanced high-income economy. The country
achieves very high standards of living, life
quality, healthcare, education, and is categorized
as "very high" in the Human Development Index.
It also ranks as one of the safest or most peaceful
countries in the world.

SPORTS IN BELGIUM
Sport in Belgium plays a prominent role in
the society. As of 2010, Belgium counted around
17,000 sport clubs with approximately 1.35
million members, thus 13% of the Belgian
population is involved in sport. Popular sports in
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