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This article examines Brussels' political and cultural geography. The author maintains Brussels is a culturally divided city in which the formal status of the city is based upon a single political-territorial unit within the larger Belgium.

Discusses the Democratic movements in Eastern Europe and the economic integration of the European Community which are fundamentally changing the economic, social, and political map of Europe. Germany to play a crucial role; Relative location and changing economic order; Shifting regional patterns and arrangements; Substate and ethnic regionalism; Environment and place; Political and economic ties between northern countries in Eastern Europe; Problems of poor regions.