| Country (long form) |
Kingdom of Belgium |
| Capital |
Brussels |
| Total Area |
11,779.98 sq mi
30,510.00 sq km
(about the size of Maryland) |
| Population |
10,241,506 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
9,338,284 |
| Languages |
Dutch 58%, French 32%, German 10%, legally bilingual |
| Literacy |
98.0% total, N/A% male, N/A% female |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25% |
| Life Expectancy |
74.47 male, 81.3 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch |
| Currency |
1 Belgian franc (BF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$23,900 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum, coal |
| Agriculture |
sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk |
| Arable Land |
24% |
| Natural Resources |
coal, natural gas |
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