Belgium
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 | Country: | Belgium | | Internet: | .be | | Continent: | Europe | | Government URL: | http://belgium.fgov.be | | Area: | 30528 sq km | | Population: | 10,379,067 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) | | Population: | 10437.002 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) | | Population Men: | 5122.087 | | Population Women: | 5314.915 | | Annual Growth Rate: | 0.222 % | | Birth Rate: | 10.38 % | | Death Rate: | 10.27 % | | Life Expectancy: | 78.77 years | | Infant Mortality Rate: | 4.62 % | | Fertility Rate: | 1.64 % | | HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: | 0.2 % | | HIV AIDS Living With: | 10,000 | | HIV AIDS Deaths: | 100 | | Labor Force: | 4,890,000 | | Unemployment Rate: | 8.1 % | | GDP Per Capita: | $31,800 | | GDP Purchasing Power: | $330,400,000,000 | | GDP Real Growth: | 2.5 | | Industrial Growth: | 3 | | Inflation Rate CP: | 2.1 % | | Investment Gross Fixed: | 19.4 | | Public Debt: | 90.3 | | Capital: | Brussels | | Capital Population: | 1750600 (metro area) / 981200 (city proper) | | Capital Coordinates: | 50 50 N, 4 20 E | | UTC Offset: | 1 | | Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: | 6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time | | Daylight Saving Time: | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October | | Merchant Marine: | 66 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) | | Waterways: | 2043 km | | Roadways: | 150567 km | | Railways: | 3521 km | | Airports: | 43 (total paved or unpaved) | | Internet Users: | 5100000 | | Internet Hosts: | 2870770 | | Telephones Mobile: | 9,460,000 | | Telephones Main: | 4801000 | | Debt External: | $1,053,000,000,000 | | Foreign Exchange Reserves: | $9,626,000,000 | | Imports: | $333,500,000,000 | | Exports: | $335,300,000,000 | | Current Account Balance: | $6,925,000,000 | | Natural Gas Imports: | 16,880,000,000 | | Natural Gas Exports: | 0 | | Natural Gas Consumption: | 17,060,000,000 | | Natural Gas Production: | 0 | | Electricity Consumption: | 82,410,000,000 | | Electricity Production: | 80,220,000,000 | | Oil Consumption: | 641,000 | | Oil Exports: | 450,000 | | Oil Imports: | 1,042,000 | | Oil Production: | 10,690 |
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Map of Belgium
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