'''Brussels''' (''French'' '''Bruxelles''', ''Dutch'' '''Brussel''') is the capital of [[Belgium]]. It is also the name of one of the three regions constituting the Belgian federation:. theThe Brussels Capital Region consists of only 1 district (the Brussels Capital District) in which there are 19 municipalities: [[Anderlecht]], oneBrussels of(city), which[[Elsene is/ theIxelles]], city[[Etterbeek]], of[[Evere]], Brussels.[[Ganshoren]], [[Jette]], [[Koekelberg]], [[Oudergem / Auderghem]], [[Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek]], [[Sint-Agatha-Berchem / Berchem-Sainte-Agathe]], [[Sint-Gillis / Saint-Gilles]], [[Sint-Jans-Molenbeek / Molenbeek-Saint-Jean]], [[Sint-Joost-ten-Node / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode]], [[Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe / Woluwe-Saint-Lambert]], [[Sint-Pieters-Woluwe / Woluwe-Saint-Pierre]], [[Ukkel / Uccle]], [[Vorst / Forest]], [[Watermaal-Bosvoorde / Watermael-Boitsfort]]
The three main institutions of the EU, the [[European Commission]], the [[Council of the European Union]] and the [[European Parliament]], have their headquarters in Brussels, as do [[NATO]] and the [[Western European Union]].
