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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

Netherlands again beats Belgium as EU's top beer exporter

Read: NL Times

2024-03-28

Tenerife 'invasion' as expats from UK, Italy and even Belgium buy 33% of homes

Read: Express

2024-03-28

England vs Belgium LIVE: Result and final score as Jude Bellingham goal rescues draw at Wembley

Read: Independent

2024-03-26

Bellingham salvages last-gasp draw for England against Belgium

Read: Sky Sports

2024-03-26

Erdogan calls Turkish teen injured by PKK supporters in Belgium

Read: Daily Sabah

2024-03-26

Bellingham rescues draw for England vs. Belgium

Read: ESPN

2024-03-26

England vs. Belgium Livestream: How to Watch International Friendly Soccer From Anywhere

Read: CNET News

2024-03-26

Metrics

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 5.56 % 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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Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

License

CC BY 4.0

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