| 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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0.16%
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| Belgium :
Birth rate
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10.74 births/1,000 population
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| Belgium :
Death rate
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10.1 deaths/1,000 population
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| Belgium :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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7,700
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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 - $259.2 billion
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| Belgium :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $25,300
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| Belgium :
Electricity - consumption
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75.089 billion kWh
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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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4.769 million
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| Belgium :
Mobile cellular
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974,494
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| Belgium :
Radio broadcast stations
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FM 79, AM 7, shortwave 1
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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
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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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61
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| Belgium :
Internet users
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2.7 million
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| Belgium :
Railways
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13,472 km
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| Belgium :
Highways
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145,774 km
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| Belgium :
Waterways
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2,043 km
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| Belgium :
Pipelines
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crude oil 161 km; petroleum products 1,167 km; natural gas 3,300 km
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| Belgium :
Ports and harbors
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Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports), Brugge, Gent, Hasselt, Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge
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| Belgium :
Merchant marine
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21 ships
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| Belgium :
Airports
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42
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| Belgium :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Belgium :
Military branches
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service
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| Belgium :
Military expenditures
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$2.5 billion
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