‘AN AREA THE SIZE OF BELGIUM’ NOT A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT COMPLAINS BELGIAN GOVERNMENT

At the UN today, the Belgian Foreign Minister complained about the use of the term “An area the size of Belgium. “  Henk Van der Vandeervan addressed the chamber, stating: “Whenever an ice shelf melts, or some rain forest is burnt, it is always described as ‘an area the size of Belgium’.  Frankly, people are getting suspicious.”