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Capital:Brussels

Geography
Continent:Europe
Location:Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Area:30,528 km²
Geographic coordinates:50 50 N, 4 00 E
Elevation extremes:lowest point: North Sea 0 m
highest point: Signal de Botrange 694 m

People
Population:10,348,276 (July 2004 est.)
Language(s):Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)

Economy
Currency:euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Currency code:EUR

Miscellaneous
Country code plate:B
Internet country code:.be

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