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'''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]].

'''Brussels''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Brussel''; [[French]]: ''Bruxelles'') is the capital city of [[Belgium]]. It has a population of 1,187,890<ref>https://www.belgium.be/en/about_belgium/country/Population/</ref> (Capital Region of 19 municipalities), the municipality of Brussels has about 150,000 inhabitants<ref>http://www.brussels.info/facts/</ref>. 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.