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Kingdom of Belgium
National name: Royaume de Belgique—Koningrijk van België
Sovereign: King Albert II (1993)
Prime Minister: Guy Verhofstadt (1999)
Area: 11,781 sq. mi. (30,510 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 10,182,034 (average annual rate of natural increase: –0.05%); birth rate: 10.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 6.2/1000; density per sq. mi.: 883
Capital and largest city (1994): Brussels, 949,070 (metro area)
Other large cities (1994): Antwerp, 476,044; Ghent, 229,900; Liège, 207,496; Charleroi, 206,898; Bruges, 116,724
Monetary units: Belgian franc and euro
Languages: Dutch (Flemish), 57%; French, 32%; bilingual (Brussels), 10%; German, 0.7%
Ethnicity/race: Fleming 55%, Walloon 33%, mixed or other 12%
Religion: Roman Catholic, 75%
Literacy rate: 99%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $236 billion; $23,400 per capita. Real growth rate: 2.8%. Inflation: 1%. Unemployment: 12% (1998). Arable land: 24%. Agriculture: sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk. Labor force: 4.283 million (1997); services, 69.7%; industry, 27.7%; agriculture, 2.6% (1992). Industry: engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum, coal. Exports: $145.1 billion (f.o.b., 1998): iron and steel, transportation equipment, tractors, diamonds, petroleum products. Imports: $137.1 billion (f.o.b., 1998): fuels, grains, chemicals, foodstuffs. Major trading partners: EU, U.S.
