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The country is divided into a Dutch speaking part in the North ([[Flanders]]), and a French speaking part in the South ([[Wallonia]]) and a tiny German speaking part in the East. [[Brussels]], the country and European capital, has a bilingual status.
Hitch-hiking in the country is in general fairly easy, and , due to the high number of foreigners working in the country, getting a ride out of the country is usually just as easy. The country has one of the most dense road and motorway networks in Europe which can make it slightly complex when trying to find a direct route to a destination. Still, hitching out of a city or moving from on-ramp to on-ramp is usually fairly simple.
The best places to start are the roundabouts near the entrance of the main highways (such spots can be found very easily in [[Oostende]], [[Liège]], [[Louvain-la-Neuve]] and [[Namur]]).
== European Carpooling ''(Taxi Stop - Eurostop)'' ==
[http://www.taxistop.be Taxi Stop] is an agency that offers carpooling possibilities to drivers in destination or from [[Europe|europeanEuropean]] countries as well as passengers looking for a destination. The website is available in English (as opposed to its [[Germany|germanGerman]] equivalent) but requires to create a free subscription account in matter to contact a driver or a passenger. Although the availability and destination listing does not require to log in. This service is called ''eurostop'' and has a set rule regarding the fees which is pretty simple: registration to the service is free of charge, a passenger is simply asked to pay 3€/100km to the driver once at destination.
== Public Transport ==
== Useful links ==
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* [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_Belgische_autosnelwegen The Dutch Wikipedia] contains much more useful information than the English Wikipedia (even you don't read Dutch), with specific information about locations of gas stations, e.g. about the [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/A13_%28Belgi%C3%AB%29 A13/E313].
* [http://www.liftpunt.tk Liftpunt], discussion forum about hitchhiking in Dutch, also for Flandres!
