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Capital Belgium : |
Brussels .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Belgium :
| France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km, Netherlands 450 km .
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| Climate Belgium :
| temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy .
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| Life expectancy Belgium :
| 78.44 years .
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| Fertility rate Belgium :
| 1.64 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Belgium :
| federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch .
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| Population Belgium :
| 10,348,276 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Belgium :
| 30,528 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Belgium :
| 5,120,400 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Belgium :
| 8,135,500 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Belgium :
| 32.
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| Sex ratio total Belgium :
| 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Belgium ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Belgium ratio 15 64 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Belgium ratio 65 :
| 0.7 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Belgium :
| $10.69 billion (2003) |
| HIV Belgium :
| 0.2% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Belgium :
| 4% (1989 est.) |
| Literacy Belgium :
| 98% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Belgium :
| 3,20% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Belgium :
| 23% (1996) |
| Inflation Belgium :
| 1.6% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Belgium :
| 8.1% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Belgium :
| 3.4 million (2002) |
| Location Belgium :
| Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands |
| Geographic Coordinates Belgium :
| 50 50 N, 4 00 E |
| Religion Belgium :
| Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25% |
| Administrative region Belgium :
| 10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province; Dutch: provincies, singular - provincie) and 3 regions* (French: regions; Dutch: gewesten); Antwerpen, Brabant Wallon, Brussels* (Bruxelles), Flanders*, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Wallonia*, West-Vlaanderen |
| Terrain Belgium :
| flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Belgium :
| North Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Belgium :
| Signal de Botrange 694 m |
| Natural resources Belgium :
| coal, natural gas, construction materials, silica sand, carbonates |
| Land use arable land Belgium :
| 23,28% |
| Land use permanentcrops Belgium :
| 0,40% |
| Irrigated land Belgium :
| 40 sq km (includes Luxembourg) (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Belgium :
| flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes |
| Environment current issues Belgium :
| the environment is exposed to intense pressures from human activities: urbanization, dense transportation network, industry, extensive animal breeding and crop cultivation; air and water pollution also have repercussions for neighboring countries; uncertainties regarding federal and regional responsibilities (now resolved) have slowed progress in tackling environmental challenges |
| Geography note Belgium :
| crossroads of Western Europe; majority of West European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO |
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Divisions
Antwerpen
Brabant Wallon
Brussels (Bruxelles)
Flanders
Hainaut
Liege
Limburg
Luxembourg
Namur
Oost-Vlaanderen
Vlaams-Brabant
Wallonia
West-Vlaanderen
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