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Facts and Figures
Full name: Belgium
Nationality
noun: Belgian(s)
adjective: Belgian
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Area
total: 30,528 sq km
land: 30,278 sq km
water: 250 sq km
Population: 10,364,388 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups: Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
Capital: Brussels, population 960,000
Largest Cities
Antwerp - 445,000
Gent - 230,000
Brugge - 116,000
Official Language
Dutch (official) 60%
French (official) 40%
German (official) less than 1%
(legally bilingual (Dutch and French))
Religion
Roman Catholic 75%
Protestant or other 25%
Political system: federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch
GDP: purchasing power parity - $316.2 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $30,600 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 2.6% (2004 est.)
GDP composition by sector
agriculture: 1.3%
industry: 25.7%
services: 73% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 1.9% (2004 est.)
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