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Aliases: Belgique/Belgie/Belgien, Kingdom of Belgium, Royaume de Belgique (French)/Koninkrijk Belgie (Dutch)/Koenigreich Belgien (German)Object «Belgium» was created due to
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| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Area | 30,528 km² |
| Continent | Europe |
| Land area | 30,278 km² |
| Water area | 250 km² |
| Land boundaries | 1,297 km |
| Border countries |
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| Coastline | 66.5 km |
| Mean elevation | 181 m |
| Lowest point | 0 m |
| Highest point | 694 m |
| People | |
| Population | 11,720,716 |
| Official languages |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Government | |
| Long country name | Kingdom of Belgium |
| Short country name | Belgium |
| Long local name | Royaume de Belgique (French)/Koninkrijk Belgie (Dutch)/Koenigreich Belgien (German) |
| Short local name | Belgique/Belgie/Belgien |
| Former name | Add |
| Government type | Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Brussels |
| Economy | |
| GDP (PPP) | 529,200,000,000 USD |
| GDP (OER) | 493,700,000,000 USD |
| GDP (real growth rate) | 1.7 % |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | 46,600 USD |
| Gross national saving | 24.5 % of GDP |
| Labor force | 5,324,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 % |
| Population below poverty line | 15.1 % |
| Budget revenues | 253,500,000,000 USD |
| Budget expenditures | 258,600,000,000 USD |
| Military expenditures | 0.93 % of GDP |
| Taxes and other revenues | 51.3 % of GDP |
| Budget surplus or deficit | -1 % of GDP |
| Public debt | 103.4 % of GDP |
| Inflation rate | 2.2 % |
| Central bank discount rate | 0 % |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate | 2.08 % |
| Stock of narrow money | 240,500,000,000 USD |
| Stock of broad money | 240,500,000,000 USD |
| Stock of domestic credit | 711,300,000,000 USD |
| Market value of publicly traded shares | 414,600,000,000 USD |
| Current account balance | -807,000,000 USD |
| Exports | 300,800,000,000 USD |
| Imports | 300,400,000,000 USD |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 26,160,000,000 USD |
| External debt | 1,281,000,000,000 USD |
| National currency | euros |
| National currency (code) | EUR |
| National currency (symbol) | € |
| National currency rate to USD | 0.885 |
Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. In recent years, political divisions between the Dutch-speaking Flemish of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. The capital city of Brussels is home to numerous international organizations including the EU and NATO.
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