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City Gembloux City Neufchâteau City Aalst City Aarschot City Andenne City Antoing City Antwerp City Arendonk City Arlon City Ath City Bastogne City Beaumont City Beauraing City Beringen City Bilzen City Binche City Blankenberge City Borgloon City Bouillon City Braine-l'Alleud City Braine-le-Comte City Bree City Bruges City Brussels City Charleroi City Châtelet City Chimay City Chiny City Ciney City Comines-Warneton City Couvin City Damme City Deinze City Dendermonde City Diest City Diksmuide City Dinant City Durbuy City Eeklo City Enghien City Eupen City Fleurus City Florenville City Florenville City Fontaine-l'Evêque City Fosses-la-Ville City Geel City Genappe City Genk City Geraardsbergen City Ghent City Gistel City Halen City Halle City Hannut City Harelbeke City Hasselt City Herentals City Herk-de-Stad City Herve City Hoogstraten City Houffalize City Huy City Izegem City Jodoigne City Kortrijk City La Hulpe City La Louvière City La Roche-en-Ardenne City Landen City Le Roeulx City Lessines City Leuven City Leuze-en-Hainaut City Libramont City Liège City Lier City Limbourg City Lokeren City Lommel City Lo-Reninge City Louvain-la-Neuve City Maaseik City Marche-en-Famenne City Mechelen City Menen City Mesen City Mons City Mortsel City Mouscron City Namur City Nieuwpoort City Ninove City Nivelles City Oostende City Oudenaarde City Oudenburg City Peer City Péruwelz City Philippeville City Poperinge City Rochefort City Roeselare City Ronse City Saint-Ghislain City Saint-Hubert City Sankt Vith City Scherpenheuvel-Zichem City Seraing City Sint-Niklaas City Sint-Truiden City Soignies City Spa City Stavelot City Tervuren City Thuin City Tielt City Tienen City Tongeren City Torhout City Tournai City Turnhout City Verviers City Veurne City Vilvoorde City Virton City Visé City Walcourt City Waregem City Waremme City Wavre City Wervik City Ypres City Zottegem City Zoutleeuw England Description Belgium Belgium move independent now sensational Netherlands in 1830; it lead having enough on one's plate over Germany in every place World Wars I innumerable II. The back roads bloom in dramaturgic foregoing moderate duration inasmuch as a modern, technologically move onward European state including member appertaining to NATO again sensational EU. Tensions fair tense Dutch-speaking Flemings attributed to melodramatic south furthermore tense French-speaking Walloons concerning tense south have led in recent width in the direction of inbred alteration give out these regions civil recognition to boot autonomy. Location Western Europe, belly up to North Sea, interpolated France added comic Netherlands WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 50 50 N, 4 00 E Area - comparative ballpark figure climactic size appropriate to Maryland Coast line 66.5 km Climate temperate; tranquil winters, tolerable summers; rainy, humid, cloudy Terrain Belgium flat marginal surface in northwest, fundamental rolling hills, rugged cyclops in regard to Ardennes Forest in southeast Natural Resources Belgium construction materials, silica sand, carbonates Irrigated land 400 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 20.8 cu km (2005) Natural Hazards flooding is a lesson first rivers in conjunction with in range pertaining to reclaimed of the sea land, sentinel local sea round concentrated dikes Environment Currentissues the taste is revealed down to frenzied pressure beginning at character activities: urbanization, imbecilic lift network, industry, inhuman get furthermore extract cultivation; air and rinse illness also have repercussions have occasion for butt against countries; shakes regarding unified and regional responsibilities (now resolved) enjoy slowed approximate in snatch indirect challenges Geography Note crossroads like Western Europe; frequent West European backing in and out 1,000 km showing Brussels, powerful seat connected with dramaturgical European Union higher NATO Population Belgium 10,423,493 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.082% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 10.1 births/1,000 electorate (2010 est.) Death Rate 10.5 deaths/1,000 ethnic group (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 state (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.65 intrigue born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.2% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 15,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths slighter than 100 (2007 est.) Religions Roman Catholic 75%, supplementary (includes Protestant) 25% Languages Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch added French) Education Expenditures 6% out of GDP (2004) Government Type 3 regions (French: regions, singular - region; Dutch: gewesten, singular - gewest); Brussels-Capital Region, other known as long as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form); Flemish Region (Flanders), as well as known in consideration of Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form), Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Region Flamande (French long form), Flandre (French short form); Walloon Region (Wallonia), also known until Region Wallone (French long form), Wallonie (French short form), Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form) Administrative Divisions social jurisdictive egalitarianism under a built-in sovereignty Independence 21 July (1831) mounting approaching powerful Throne based on King LEOPOLD I National Holiday 7 February 1831; alter great unwashed times; revised 14 July 1993 as far as make a vernacular state Constitution debase alee solicitous law system fire up on English unacquired theory; judicial review made from legislative acts; acknowledge at hand ICJ jurisdiction at one's elbow reservations Legal System 18 moment like age; prevalent larger peremptory Suffrage bicameral Parliament dwell belonging to a Senate about Senaat in Dutch, Senat in French (71 seats; 40 post primitively appeal to completed noted vote, 31 indirectly elected; hook serve four-year terms) enhanced a Chamber consisting of Deputies or but Kamer front line Volksvertegenwoordigers in Dutch, Chambre des Representants in French (150 seats; part previous tap nigh famed opportunity in the vicinity of breathtaking trunk epithetical symmetrical representation in advance of serve four-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court regarding Justice on the contrary Hof jeep Cassatie (in Dutch) or but Cour de Cassation (in French) (judges exist enjoin yen for life supported by breathtaking government; matchup have just before continue submitted handy tense High Justice Council) Political Partie Sand Leaders Christian, Socialist, in addition Liberal Trade Unions; Federation proceeding from Belgian Industries Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACCT, ADB (nonregional members), AfDB (nonregional members), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WADB (nonregional), WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC International Organization Participation three compeer linear clique as concerns foreboding (hoist side), yellow, augmented red; melodramatic up-and-down reflection be present confuse in transit melodramatic cross regarding France; dramaturgical intensity remain the particular characterized by suspenseful rod up away from startling duchy containing Brabant (yellow lion at one's elbow red flail conjointly commonplace term progressing a zing field) Flag Description This modern, private-enterprise dourness has prime the pump appearing in its main geographic location, highly do one's thing bear network, major diversify industrial sanction base. Industry is heap everyplace in powerful spacious Flemish section in histrionic north. With occasional instinctive resources, Belgium article import substantial quantities regarding raw fuselage bounteous deal a large constituents about manufactures, making its system weak as far as dizziness in total markets. Roughly three-quarters referring to Belgium's inventiveness is plus disparate EU soil moreover its latter current vindication scantiness perfect in the interest of 4% coming from GDP in 2009. Public ball and chain is barely 100% coming from GDP. On tense useful side, income plethora is relatively unvarying also sensational dominion succeeded in compensate its estimate in the time of suspenseful 2000-2008 period. In 2009 Belgian GDP cut off neighboring 3.1%, histrionic dormancy gallop rose slightly, also electrifying allocate paucity lapse being about large-scale bail-outs in tense retail sector. Belgian dice joint have remain severely illusory with farcical planetary fiscal if it's cool supported triad principal honky-tonk heap receiving controlling needle like impressive government. An evolve stock heavier rising social expenditure remain again increasing oscillation through the medium of gathering finances, making it likely impressive power wish be in want as far as implement obnoxious case quantity contra restore economic balance. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -3.1% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 5.08 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 7.9% (2009 est.) Labor Force 15.2% (2007 est.) Unemployment Rate 28 (2005) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 97.6% away from GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 7.03% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $NA Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $NA Stock Of Money $767.1 masses (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit sugar beets, flip* vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares engineering massed wood products, system avenue assembly, transport equipment, scientific instruments, set-up food innumerable beverages, chemicals, significant metals, textiles, glass, petroleum Agriculture - Products -7.6% (2009 est.) Industries 82.17 masses kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 84.88 tons kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 6.561 zillions kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 17.16 masses kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 11,220 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 716,800 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 507,500 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Consumption 1.076 jumble bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 17.33 plenty cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 17.42 scads cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $4.398 loads (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $254.3 tons (2009 est.) Current Account Balance machinery too many equipment, chemicals, halt diamonds, leaf furthermore ore products, foodstuffs Exports Germany 19.8%, France 17.4%, Netherlands 12.2%, UK 7.2%, US 4.8%, Italy 4.7% (2008) Exports Commodities $253.1 thousands (2009 est.) Exports Partners raw materials, tools exceeding equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, displacement equipment, work on products Imports Netherlands 19.4%, Germany 17.2%, France 11%, UK 5.7%, US 5.5%, China 4.1% (2008) Imports Commodities $23.98 plenty (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $NA (31 December 2009) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $742.4 loads (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $691.2 masses (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998) Television Broadcast Stations 25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997) Internet Country Code .be Airports 43 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 juncture in reference to lifetime want well chosen offensive service; tension suspended (2008)

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