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'''Brussels''' ([[Flemish]]: ''Brussel''; [[French]]: ''Bruxelles'') is the capital city of [[Belgium]]. It has a population of 2 million (metropolitan area). Brussels is a bilingual enclave within the Flemish-speaking region of [[Flanders]].
'''Brussels''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Brussel''; [[French]]: ''Bruxelles'') is the capital city of [[Belgium]]. It has a population of 2 million (metropolitan area). Brussels is a bilingual enclave within the Flemish-speaking region of [[Flanders]].
The city is headquarters of the [[European Union]], and the term 'Brussels' is frequently used as a synonym for the EU and its tortuous bureaucracy. The Commission, Council and Parliament of the EU all meet in Brussels employing some 30,000 people which makes Brussels a target for more lobbyists than in Washington DC.
The city is headquarters of the [[European Union]], and the term 'Brussels' is frequently used as a synonym for the EU and its tortuous bureaucracy. The Commission, Council and Parliament of the EU all meet in Brussels employing some 30,000 people which makes Brussels a target for more lobbyists than in Washington DC.