| Belgium :
Geographic coordinates
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50 50 N, 4 00 E
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| Belgium :
Population growth rate
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0.082% (2010 est.)
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| Belgium :
Birth rate
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10.1 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Belgium :
Death rate
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10.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Belgium :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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15,000 (2007 est.)
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| Belgium :
Independence
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21 July 1831
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| Belgium :
National holiday
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Independence Day, 21 July
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| Belgium :
Constitution
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7 February 1831
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| Belgium :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $381 billion (2009 est.)
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| Belgium :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $36,600 (2009 est.)
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| Belgium :
Electricity - consumption
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84.88 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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| Belgium :
Exports
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$181.4 billion machinery and equipment, chemicals,diamonds.
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| Belgium :
Imports
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$166 billion metals and metal products
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| Belgium :
Telephones
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4.457 million (2008)
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| Belgium :
Mobile cellular
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11.822 million (2008)
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| Belgium :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
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| Belgium :
Radios
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8.075 million
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| Belgium :
Television broadcast stations
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25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
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| Belgium :
Televisions
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4.72 million
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| Belgium :
Internet country code
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.be
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| Belgium :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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4.367 million (2009)
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| Belgium :
Internet users
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7.292 million (2008)
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| Belgium :
Railways
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3,233 km
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| Belgium :
Highways
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152,256 km
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| Belgium :
Waterways
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2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use) (2008)
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| Belgium :
Pipelines
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gas 1,330 km; oil 158 km; refined products 535 km (2009)
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| Belgium :
Ports and harbors
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Antwerp, Gent, Liege, Zeebrugge
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| Belgium :
Merchant marine
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79 ships
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| Belgium :
Airports
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43
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| Belgium :
Heliports
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1
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| Belgium :
Military branches
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Belgian Armed Forces: Land Operations Command, Naval Operations Command, Air Operations Commands (2010)
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| Belgium :
Military expenditures
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1.3% of GDP (2005 est.)
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