Belgium

Belgium is a country.

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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)
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Business

Metrics

central government debt108.06 % of GDP
expense41.25 % of GDP
GDP583,436,000,000.00 current US$
inflation9.60 annual %
self-employed15.06 % of total employment
tax revenue23.10 % of GDP
unemployment5.54 % of total labor force
vulnerable employment11.40 % of total employment

Culture

Politics

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armed forces personnel24,000
democracy score7.78
democracy typeFlawed democracy
military expenditure1.18 % of GDP
proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments42.67 %

Environment

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agricultural land13,656.70 km²
alternative and nuclear energy15.11 % of total energy use
carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)85,364.10 kt
electricity production from coal sources6.11 % of total
electricity production from natural gas sources32.81 % of total
electricity production from hydroelectric sources0.46 % of total
electricity production from nuclear sources37.53 % of total
electricity production from oil sources0.30 % of total
electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric20.34 % of total
net energy imports80.09 % of energy use
fertility rate1.60 births per woman
forest area6,893 km²
fossil fuel energy consumption75.87 % of total
other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF62,697.19 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
median age37.10 years
methane emissions7,974.09 kt of CO2 equivalent
nitrous oxide emissions4,564.20 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
female population5,911,748
male population5,774,066
renewable energy consumption12.28 % of total final energy consumption
rural land area22,780.50 km²
rural population215,837
urban land area7,730.88 km²
urban population11,469,977
urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 4.23 % of total population

Cities population in Belgium

Belgium historical agricultural land

Belgium historical alternative and nuclear energy

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Belgium historical electricity production from nuclear sources

Belgium historical electricity production from oil sources

Belgium historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Belgium historical net energy imports

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Belgium historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6

Belgium historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence

Belgium historical individuals using the Internet

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Belgium historical net migration

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Belgium historical population

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Belgium historical male population

Belgium historical renewable energy consumption

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Belgium historical urban population

Belgium historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters

Sites per inscription date in Belgium

Sites area in Belgium

Sites per transboundary in Belgium

Wildfires total fire area in Belgium

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Cities in Belgium

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Countries in Western Europe

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Wildfires in Belgium

Research

Health

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birth rate10.20 per 1,000 people
death rate9.70 per 1,000 people
health expenditure per capita5,009.46 current US$
health expenditure11.06 % of GDP
hospital beds5.58 per 1,000 people
life expectancy at birth82 years
suicide mortality rate18.30 per 100,000 population

Source

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

Updated: 1 day ago

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