>>3683983true that about germany still not existing, maybe prussia? I can't seem to pin point the exact time belgium was created, I know for a fact it existed after the napoleonic wars as Napoleon lost in waterloo, can't remember if it existed before the french revolution or if it was part of the netherlands along with luxembourg.
Also regarding with joining their linguistic brothers, I've seen some belgians debating if learning english and using it as lingua franca to keep the union is a good idea