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Belgium - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
10,392,226 (July 2007 est.)total population: 78.92 years
male: 75.75 years
female: 82.24 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
LanguagesLiteracy
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy Brussels
IndependanceNational day
4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I
ConstitutionLegal system
7 February 1831; amended many times; revised 14 July 1993 to create a federal statecivil law system influenced by English constitutional theory; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$367.8 billion (2006 est.)2.5% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$31,800 (2006 est.)8.1% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
4% (1989 est.)2.1% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$335.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$333.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$9.626 billion (August 2006 est.)euro (EUR)
Military expenditures
1.3% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands 30,528 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudyconstruction materials, silica sand, carbonates


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
9.46 million (2005).be
Internet hostsInternet users
2.871 million (2006)5.1 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
43 (2006)3,521 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
150,567 km gas 1,561 km; oil 158 km; refined products 535 km (2006)