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Albert, born April 8, 1875, son of the late Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, younger son of King Leopold I. (died November 17, 1905), and of the late Princess Marie de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (died Nov. 27, 1912) ; married Oct. 2, 1900, to Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria ; succeeded his uncle Leopold II., Dec. 17, 1909.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Belgium
1. Official Publications
The publications of the Central Statistical Commission and of the varions Administrative Departments the Interior, Agriculture, Railways, Posts and Telegraphs, Instruction, Industry and Labour, &c.
Bulletin trimestriel de Statistique. Brussels.
Annuaire statistique de la Belgique et du congo Belge. Annual. Brussels.
Aperçus statistiques sur la Belgique établis d’après les tableaux de l’Annuaire statistique. Brussels, 1923.
Situation économique de la Belgque. (Section de Politique commerciale et Études Économiques, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères.) Annual. Brrssels.
Annual Reports of the Department of Overseas Trade. London.
Exposé de la situation du Royaume : 1841–1850, 1851–1860, 1861–1875, 1876–1900.
2. Non-Official Publications
Annuaire Général de la Belgique. Brussels, Annual.
Annuaire du Commerce el de l’industrie de Belgique pour l’Année. Brussels.
Histoire de la B’ Igique Contemporaine. By Various Writers, with a Preface by Baron Beyem. Tomes I et II. Brussels, 1932.
Andrews (C. E. A.), Belyium, London, 1932.
Baedeker’s Belgium and Holland inclæling the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 15th. ed. Leipzig, 1910,—Belgien und Luxembourg, 26th ed. Leipzig, 1930.—Belgique et Luxembourg, 20th ed. Leipzig, 1928.—Belgium and Luxemburg, 16th (revised) ed. Leipzig, 1931.
Bavary (Ch. Victor de), Histoire de la révolution belge de 1830. Bruxelles, 1876.
Boulger (D. C.), Belgium of the Belgians, London, 1911.—The History of Belgium. Vol. I., 1902. Vol, II., 1909. Revised 1913. London —The Reign of Leopold II., King of the Belgians and Founder of the Cougo State, 1865–1909. Two Volumes. 1925.
Books of Reference concerning the Belgian Congo. 1. Official
Bulletin Officiel du Congo Belge. Brussels.
Bulletin Officiel du Ruanda-Urundi. Usumbura.
Bulletin Agricole dn Cougo Belge.—Renseignements de l’Office Colonial.—Statistique du Commerce extérieur du Congo Belge. Brussels.
Législation et règlements du Ruanda-Urandi. Brussels, 1923.
Codes et Lois du Com Belge Brussels. 1927, and supplement of codes, 1929.
Annuaire officiel du Ministère des Colonies, Brunels.
Rapport annuel sur l’Hygiène publique, 1925–1927–1928–1929.
2. Unofficial
La Politique économique au Congo Belge (Rapport au Comité permanent du Congrès colonial). Brussels, 1924
Barnes (T. A.), The Wonderland of the Eastern Congo. London. 1922.—Across the Great Craterland to the Congo. London, 1924.—An African Eldorado: The Belgian Congo. London, 1926.
Bauw (A. rie), Le Katanga. Brussels. 1920.
Christi/ (C), Big Game and Pismies. London, 1924.
Daye (Pierre), L’Empire colonial beige. Brussels, 1923.
Franck (L.), Congo, Land en Volk. Bruges, 1926.—Le Congo Belge. 2 vols. Brussels, 1930.
Fraser (D.), Through the Congo Basin. London, 1927.
Geerinekk (Jos.), Index Economique du Congo beige, Brussels, 1928.
Gifle (A.), Travels in the Congo. London, 1930.
Glennie (R.), The Congo and its People. London, 1925.
Habran (L.), La Politique Exténeure du Congo belge. Brussels, 1928.
Halewyck (M.). La Cbarte Coloniale, 3 vols, and l appendix. Brussels, 1910–1919.
finikin (J.), Géographie du Congo Belge. Namur, 1927.
Heyse (I.), Le Régime de Tiavail an Congo beige. Brussels, 1924.
Heyxe (T ) and Leonard (H.), Le régime des cessions et concessions de terres et de Mines en Congo Belge. Brhssels, 1932.
Keith (A. B.), The Belgian Congo and the Berlin Act. London, 1919.
Leclerc (C.), La formation d’un empire colonial belge. Brussels, 1932.
Michiels et Laude, Notie Colonie, 9th editnon. Brussels, 1930.
Norden (H.), Fresh Tracks m the Belgian Congo. London, 1924.
Pérler (G. D.), Notes de littérature coloniale, Panorama littéraire de la colonisation belge. Brussels, 1930.
Robert (M.), Le Congo Physique. Brussels, 1923,—Le Katanga Physique. Brussels, 1927. —Le eentre Africain. Brussels, 1932.
Simar (T.), Bibliographie du Congo de 1895 à 1910. Brussels, 1911.
Stanley (H. M.), The Congo and the Founding of its Free State. 2 vols, London, 1885. —Through the Dark Continent. 2 vols. London, 1878.
Strickland (D.), Through the Belgian Congo. London, 1920.
Vanderkerken (G.), Les Sociétés bantones au Congo belge. Brussels, 1920.
Waltz (H.), Das konzessionswesen im Belgscoen Kongo. 2 vols. Jena, 1917.
Wauters (A. J.), L’Etat Indépendant du Congo. Brussels, 1899.—Bibliographie de Congo (1880–95). Brussels, 1896.—De Bruxelles à Karema. Brussels, 1901.— Histoire Politique du Congo belge. Brussels, 1912.—Le Congo au travail. Brussels, 1924.
Weeks (John), Among the Primitive Bakongo. London, 1914.
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Epstein, M. (1933). Belgium. In: Epstein, M. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270626_12
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