General Information
Belgium is playable from July 21st, 1831 to the present. Belgium is a country in Benelux region; it borders 
Netherlands, 
France, 
Luxembourg and 
Germany. Belgium became independent because of a Belgian Revolution on the October 4th, 1830. The Catholic people in the south of the United Provinces did the Revolution. Belgium was internationally recognized on the April 19th, 1839.
See also: France, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, 
Congo-Kinshasa, 
Great Britain, 
European Union, 
Spain
Strategy
Form 
Belgium
Requirements:
- Primary culture is Flemish or Wallonian
- Belgium does not exist
- Is not:
- Owns Core Provinces: Brabant (92), Vlaanderen (90), Antwerpen (1744), Ghent (1865), and Hainaut (91)
- Administrative technology of at least 76
- Is not a subject nation
- At Peace
Upon Enactment:
- Country changes to Belgium
- Randomly owned province
- Gain 1 Base Tax
- Gain
- Gain25 Prestige
- Gain country modifier Increased Centralization for 20 years:
- -0.05 Monthly Autonomy Change
- +1 National Unrest
- -0.05
Belgian Ideas and Traditions
Traditions:
- +15% Manpower Recovery Speed
- +15% National Manpower Modifier
Ideas:
- Flemish Klauwaerts: +10% Shock Damage & +2.5% Discipline
- King, Law, Liberty: +1 Yearly Legitimacy
- Joyous Entries: -1 National Unrest
- 'Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae sun': +10% Morale of Armies
- Multilingual Country: +1 Max Promoted Cultures
- Sillon Dustriel Sambre et Meuse: +10% Production Efficiency
- First Railway of Continental Europe: +10% Goods Produced Modifier
Ambitions:
- +15% Trade Efficiency