Belgium: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 50.52432 / longitude: 4.39851

General information

Population

In this country, the median age is 41.60 years and the birth growth rate is around 0.55%. Around 11,327,986 people live in this country, or 0.15% of all people on earth.

Geography

30,528 km² make up the entire country, they use a postcode system and the key cities are: Antwerpen, Gent, Liège, Charleroi, Brugge. This nation's capital is Brussels and the country shares a border with France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: German, French, Dutch.

Education

You can find famous universities here like KU Leuven, Ghent University, Université catholique de Louvain, Université libre de Bruxelles, University of Liège. On average citizens spend 19 years in school (including higher education).

Economy

You need to pay 4.60€ (that corresponds to $4.71 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©. The currency symbol is €, and the ISO code for that currency is EUR. In 2021 the GDP was $594,104,177,539 USD, which ranks it number 23 in the world.

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Moules-frites. There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: 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).

Good to know

Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium to learn more about this nation. Telephone numbers begin with +32, the domain name ".be" is used by the country's websites, the country's ISO code is BE

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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