WEB DIRECTORY

A Web Directory is a website that provides its visitors with various categories of websites which are linked to from the directory. The main idea of a web directory is to provide a one-stop resource to help visitors to find what they are looking for with ease. Webmasters also benefit by getting more exposure for their website.


EUROPE REGION

There is a lot of different countries and cultures that utilize the World Wide Web and Europe. Therefore, we need Regional Websites when we search for European related information or at a specific European Language. This has pushed webmasters to create websites directed towards a certain country of Europe. Regional websites are growing in numbers daily. In this Web Directory you will find websites directed towards particular countries of Europe Region.
Iozoo Web Directory Belgium.

BELGIUM

Belgium is located in the Northwestern portion of Europe. Belgium hosts the headquarters or the European Union, as well as other international organizations such as NATO. The population of Belgium is approximately 10.5 million, and it comprises an area of 11,787 square miles (30,528 km²).

Belgium has a diverse culture, a complex governmental system, an numerous linguistic regions. As a result of these differences, Belgium has experienced related cultural and political conflicts in the past. Distinct language and cultural regions within the country include Flanders to the North, Wallonia to the South, Brussels-Capital, Flemish, and Walloon Regions.

Belgium is both a parliamentary democracy and a popular monarchy. During the 1970's and 1980's, constitutional reforms in Belgium lead to a unitary state which was regionalized into distinct linguistic, cultural, and social areas. This newly formed country is led by community, regional, and federal governments. At the federal level, the Chamber of Representatives and Senate lead the parliament.

BELGIUM WEB


Being an advanced country in Europe, Belgium has greatly expanded their industries to engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly and transportation equipment among others. It is a member of the European Union and the host of the organization’s headquarters. Belgium is also a bilingual country that gives them a diversity allowing them to delve in different industries.

Because of their advancements, Belgium is one of the more web savvy countries. Their web users reached 5.1 M last March 2005. The 5.1 M web users comprised 48.5% of the population. But today, the users of the web just keep growing. Out of the entire population of Belgium that was 10, 516,112 in 2007, there was a 2.41% increase in the number of internet users, they attributed this increase to the growth of broadband connections in the country. The 3.48% growth of broadband connections led to a decrease of dial up connections in 2007. To date, there is a total of 2.052,093 web users in Belgium. The dial up connection community is only a paltry amount of 171,000 users. The broadband web users would represent 92% of all the users in Belgium.

The growth of broadband connections shows that more and more people are becoming more savvy with the internet. This growth could also be attributed to the accessibility of the internet connection, making more people subscribe to services. Because of better access to broadband connections, the business market has also experienced a growth of 2.6%. 96.5% of all businesses and industries in Belgium subscribe to broadband internet. In fact some of the most visited sites are those used for business such as http://www.vlaanderen.be and http://www.flanders.be. Surely with the way technology is growing, the web will remain a big part of Belgium’s growth.

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