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Key facts
- Currency: Euro
- Capital city: Brussels
- Region: Western Europe
- Continent: Europe
- Land area: 30,280 km²
- Population: 11,685,814
- Political Leader: Sophie Wilmès (Prime Minister)
Latest news (see all)
Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interference
Read: ABC News
2024-04-18
Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interference
Read: The Star
2024-04-18
Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interference
Read: The Washington Times
2024-04-18
Belgian Energy Minister announces EU assistance to Ukraine to promote self-sufficiency
Read: TASS News Agency
2024-04-15
China's Fosun International sells stake in Belgian insurer Ageas to BNP Paribas to reduce debt, focus on core businesses
Read: SCMP
2024-04-15
Metrics
General information
Business
Central government debt | 108.06 % of GDP |
Expense | 41.25 % of GDP |
GDP | 583,436,000,000.00 current US$ |
Inflation | 9.60 annual % |
Self-employed | 15.06 % of total employment |
Tax revenue | 23.10 % of GDP |
Unemployment | 5.54 % of total labor force |
Vulnerable employment | 11.40 % of total employment |
Environment
Agricultural land | 13,656.70 km² |
Alternative and nuclear energy | 15.11 % of total energy use |
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) | 85,364.10 kt |
Electricity production from coal sources | 6.11 % of total |
Electricity production from natural gas sources | 32.81 % of total |
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources | 0.46 % of total |
Electricity production from nuclear sources | 37.53 % of total |
Electricity production from oil sources | 0.30 % of total |
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric | 20.34 % of total |
Net energy imports | 80.09 % of energy use |
Fertility rate | 1.60 births per woman |
Forest area | 6,893 km² |
Fossil fuel energy consumption | 75.87 % of total |
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 | 2,697.19 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Median age | 37.10 years |
Methane emissions | 7,974.09 kt of CO2 equivalent |
Nitrous oxide emissions | 4,564.20 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Female Population | 5,911,748 |
Male Population | 5,774,066 |
Renewable energy consumption | 12.28 % of total final energy consumption |
Rural land area | 22,780.50 km² |
Rural population | 215,837 |
Urban land area | 7,730.88 km² |
Urban population | 11,469,977 |
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters | 4.23 % of total population |
Health
Birth rate | 10.20 per 1,000 people |
Death rate | 9.70 per 1,000 people |
Health expenditure per capita | 5,009.46 current US$ |
Health expenditure | 11.06 % of GDP |
Hospital beds | 5.58 per 1,000 people |
Life expectancy at birth | 82 years |
Suicide mortality rate | 18.30 per 100,000 population |
Other
Access to electricity | 100.00 % of population |
Individuals using the Internet | 94.01 % of population |
Net migration | 23,999 |
Press freedom | 6.48 |
Politics
Armed forces personnel | 24,000 |
Democracy score | 7.78 |
Democracy type | Flawed democracy |
Military expenditure | 1.18 % of GDP |
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 42.67 % |
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