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United Kingdom
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Belgium
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Geography
Area (km²)243,61030,528
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)241,93030,278
Water area (km²)1,680250
Land boundaries (km)4901,297
Border countries
  • Ireland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
Coastline (km)12,42966.5
Mean elevation (m)162181
Lowest point (m)-40
Highest point (m)1,345694
People
Population65,761,11711,720,716
Official languagesArray of values
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
ReligionChristianRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and WalesKingdom of Belgium
Short country nameUnited KingdomBelgium
Long local name-Royaume de Belgique (French)/Koninkrijk Belgie (Dutch)/Koenigreich Belgien (German)
Short local name-Belgique/Belgie/Belgien
Government typeParliamentary constitutional monarchyFederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
CapitalLondonBrussels
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)2,925,000,000,000529,200,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)2,628,000,000,000493,700,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.71.7
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)44,30046,600
Gross national saving (% of GDP)13.624.5
Labor force33,500,0005,324,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.47.1
Population below poverty line (%)1515.1
Budget revenues (USD)1,028,000,000,000253,500,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,079,000,000,000258,600,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.140.93
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)39.151.3
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.9-1
Public debt (% of GDP)87.5103.4
Inflation rate (%)2.72.2
Central bank discount rate (%)0.250
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)4.382.08
Stock of narrow money (USD)110,900,000,000240,500,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)110,900,000,000240,500,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)3,220,000,000,000711,300,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)3,019,000,000,000414,600,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-99,210,000,000-807,000,000
Exports (USD)441,200,000,000300,800,000,000
Imports (USD)615,900,000,000300,400,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)150,800,000,00026,160,000,000
External debt (USD)8,126,000,000,0001,281,000,000,000
National currencyBritish poundseuros
National currency (code)GBPEUR
National currency (symbol)£
National currency rate to USD0.78360.885



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