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Belgium Overview and Geography, country brief |
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Belgium (Kingdom of Belgium) is a federal state in Western Europe, member of the European Union (EU) Area: 30,528 km2 Population (2011): 11,007,020 Capital: Brussels (population of over 1.8 million) Regions: Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels Official languages: French, Dutch, German Belgium borders: France, Germany, Luxembourg , Netherlands, North see Principal linguistic groups: Dutch-speakers (Flemish, 60% of the population, in the north of Belgium - region of Flanders), and French-speakers (Walloons, 40% of the population, southern region of Belgium - Wallonia) Politics: Belgium is a constitutional popular monarchy and a parliamentary democracy Currency: Euro (€) GDP (Gross Domestic Product): about 470 billion $US (2010) Phone calling code: 32 ISO code: BE |
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