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Comparison of Belgium and Netherlands [S]ave

Attribute
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Geography
Area (km²)41,54330,528
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)33,89330,278
Water area (km²)7,650250
Land boundaries (km)1,0531,297
Border countries
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
Coastline (km)45166.5
Mean elevation (m)30181
Lowest point (m)-70
Highest point (m)862694
People
Population17,280,39711,720,716
Official languages
  • Dutch
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
ReligionRoman CatholicRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameKingdom of the NetherlandsKingdom of Belgium
Short country nameNetherlandsBelgium
Long local nameKoninkrijk der NederlandenRoyaume de Belgique (French)/Koninkrijk Belgie (Dutch)/Koenigreich Belgien (German)
Short local nameNederlandBelgique/Belgie/Belgien
Government typeParliamentary constitutional monarchyFederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
CapitalAmsterdamBrussels
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)924,400,000,000529,200,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)832,200,000,000493,700,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.91.7
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)53,90046,600
Gross national saving (% of GDP)31.224.5
Labor force7,969,0005,324,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.97.1
Population below poverty line (%)8.815.1
Budget revenues (USD)361,400,000,000253,500,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)352,400,000,000258,600,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.360.93
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)43.451.3
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)1.1-1
Public debt (% of GDP)56.5103.4
Inflation rate (%)1.32.2
Central bank discount rate (%)00
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1.332.08
Stock of narrow money (USD)419,000,000,000240,500,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)419,000,000,000240,500,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,687,000,000,000711,300,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)652,700,000,000414,600,000,000
Current account balance (USD)87,460,000,000-807,000,000
Exports (USD)555,600,000,000300,800,000,000
Imports (USD)453,800,000,000300,400,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)38,440,000,00026,160,000,000
External debt (USD)4,063,000,000,0001,281,000,000,000
National currencyeuroseuros
National currency (code)EUREUR
National currency (symbol)
National currency rate to USD0.8850.885



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