Belgium is drawing 20x more Wikipedia traffic than normal

What this article is

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of 383/km2 (990/sq mi) ranks 22nd in the world and sixth in Europe. The capital and largest metropolitan region is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven.

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Rose at the same time

5 other articles that this one is connected to surged alongside it. What they have in common is left to you — the pageview record shows that attention moved together, not why.

• Thibaut Courtois Belgian footballer (born 1992)
• Senne Lammens Belgian footballer (born 2002)
• Axel Witsel Belgian footballer (born 1989)
• Kevin De Bruyne Belgian footballer (born 1991)
• Charles De Ketelaere Belgian footballer (born 2001)

How this was measured

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