Attribute | United Kingdom × | Belgium × |
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Geography | ||
Area (km²) | 243,610 | 30,528 |
Continent | Europe | Europe |
Land area (km²) | 241,930 | 30,278 |
Water area (km²) | 1,680 | 250 |
Land boundaries (km) | 490 | 1,297 |
Border countries |
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Coastline (km) | 12,429 | 66.5 |
Mean elevation (m) | 162 | 181 |
Lowest point (m) | -4 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 1,345 | 694 |
People | ||
Population | 65,761,117 | 11,720,716 |
Official languages | Array of values |
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Religion | Christian | Roman Catholic |
Government | ||
Long country name | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales | Kingdom of Belgium |
Short country name | United Kingdom | Belgium |
Long local name | - | Royaume de Belgique (French)/Koninkrijk Belgie (Dutch)/Koenigreich Belgien (German) |
Short local name | - | Belgique/Belgie/Belgien |
Government type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy |
Capital | London | Brussels |
Economy | ||
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 2,925,000,000,000 | 529,200,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 2,628,000,000,000 | 493,700,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 44,300 | 46,600 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 13.6 | 24.5 |
Labor force | 33,500,000 | 5,324,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 4.4 | 7.1 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 15 | 15.1 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 1,028,000,000,000 | 253,500,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,079,000,000,000 | 258,600,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 2.14 | 0.93 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 39.1 | 51.3 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -1.9 | -1 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 87.5 | 103.4 |
Inflation rate (%) | 2.7 | 2.2 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 0.25 | 0 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 4.38 | 2.08 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 110,900,000,000 | 240,500,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 110,900,000,000 | 240,500,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 3,220,000,000,000 | 711,300,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 3,019,000,000,000 | 414,600,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -99,210,000,000 | -807,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 441,200,000,000 | 300,800,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 615,900,000,000 | 300,400,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 150,800,000,000 | 26,160,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 8,126,000,000,000 | 1,281,000,000,000 |
National currency | British pounds | euros |
National currency (code) | GBP | EUR |
National currency (symbol) | £ | € |
National currency rate to USD | 0.7836 | 0.885 |