Country Information Belgium

Map Belgium:


Capital:	Brussels
Geography Belgium:
Continent:	Europe
Location:	Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Area:	30.528 km²
Geographic coordinates:	50 50 Nord, 4 00 Ost
Elevation extremes:	lowest point: North Sea 0 m
	highest point: Signal de Botrange 694 m
People Belgium:
Population:	10.348.276 (Juli 2004, geschätzt)
Language(s):	Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Economy Belgium:
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 Belgium:
Country code plate:	B
Internet country code:	.be
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