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Charleroi
Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
Charleroi is the first city and municipality of Wallonia in population. It is located in Belgium in the Walloon province of Hainaut. It has a population of around 500,000 and an area of 102.08 square kilometers. The municipality features an industrial area, iron and steel industry, glassworks, chemicals and electrical engineering. Charleroi is in the center of a vast coal basin, called Pays noir.
The Walloon Region is the mainly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. Its official languages are French and German. The Walloon Region occupies the southern part of Belgium and it has an area of 16844 square kilometers.
Charleroi is the kind of town you daydream about. It is a city with endless recreational opportunities, rich history, and modern day luxuries.
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