State structure

  • Political system: Federal parliamentary democracy
  • Head of State: H.M. King Philippe
  • Head of Government: Alexander De Croo - Prime Minister
  • National Motto: Unity makes strength
  • National Anthem: The Brabançonne
  • Flag: Three vertical bands of black, yellow and red
  • National Day: 21 July
  • Regions: Flemish Region, Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region
  • Communities: Flemish Community, French Community and German-speaking Community
  • Provinces: 10 - Walloon Brabant, Flemish Brabant, Namur, West Flanders, East Flanders, Liège, Limbourg, Hainaut, Antwerp, Luxembourg
  • Municipalities: 581 Belgian municipalities
     

  

 
Geography

  • Capital: Brussels
  • Surface area: 30,688 Km²
  • Maritime territory: 3,4542 km² of the North Sea
  • Population density: 375 inhabitants/km² (2021)
  • Major cities: Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Brussels
  • Rivers: Meuse, Escaut, Yser
  • High point: 694m - Signal de Botrange
  • Adjacent countries: France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg
  • Time zone: GMT + 1 hours and GMT + 2 hours in summer
     

  

 
Population

  • Population: 11,584 008 inhabitants  (2022)
  • Geographic distribution: 57.8% of inhabitants in Flanders, 31.6% in Wallonia and 10.6% in the Brussels-Capital Region (2022)
  • Breakdown by age bracket: 20.0% aged between 0 and 17 years, 60.4% between 18 and 64, 19.6% aged 65 and over (2022)
  • Life expectancy: 84 for women and 79,2 for men (2021)
  • Foreign population: 1,483,675 foreign nationals, which is 12.8 % of the total residential population (2022)
  • Official languages: Dutch, French, German
     

  

 
Economy

  • Currency: Euro
  • GDP: € 506,2 billion (in 2021)
  • Breakdown of GDP: 69.7% services, 15% industry, 10.8% various, 4.8% construction, 0.6% agriculture/fishing(2020)
  • Employment (people aged 20 to 64 years): 71,9% (1° trimestre 2022)
  • Average monthly salary: €3,758 gross (full time private sector 2019)
  • Unemployment: 5,5% of the active population (June 2022)
     

  

(Figures Sources: www.statbel.fgov.be) GDP and Unemployment https://stat.nbb.be/?lang=uk

 

 

 

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