Belgium: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 50.52432 / longitude: 4.39851

General information

Population

The median age of the population is 41.60 years with a birth growth rate of 0.55%. There are 11,327,986 inhabitants, or 0.15% of the population of planet earth.

Economy

The local currency (EUR) is represented by the symbol €. In 2021 the GDP was $594,104,177,539 USD, placing it at position 23 in the market. In this country a Big Mac is worth 4.60€ (corresponding to $4.71 USD).

Geography

The capital of this country is Brussels and the country has a border with France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands. People from this country speak these languages: German, French, Dutch. 30,528 km² make up the entire country, they use a postcode system and the key cities are: Antwerpen, Gent, Liège, Charleroi, Brugge.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: Flemish Béguinages, The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut), La Grand-Place, Brussels, Historic Centre of Brugge, Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels). Interesting food you need to try here: Moules-frites.

Education

The inhabitants attend school for 19 years (tertiary education included). You can find famous universities here like KU Leuven, Ghent University, Université catholique de Louvain, Université libre de Bruxelles, University of Liège.

Good to know

Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium for more information about this nation. The country's ISO code is BE, the country's websites have the domain name ".be", phone numbers start with +32

Summary

Flag
ISO code BE
Capital Brussels
Population 11,327,986
World percentage 0.15%
Median age 41.60 years
Population growth rate 0.55%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages German, French, Dutch
GDP (2021) $594,104,177,539
GDP position #23
Big Mac local price 4.60€
Big Mac USD price $4.71
Currency code EUR
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 19 years
National dish Moules-frites
TLD .be
Phone prefix +32
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium

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