Belgium

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Belgium
Misc
Country CodeBE
Geography
Area (sq km)30,528
Coastline (km)67
Highest Point (m)694 (Botrange)
Average Elevation (m)181
People
Population11,570,762
Median Age41.50
Growth Rate0.67 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)11.30
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.70
Urban Population98.00 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth28.60
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)7.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)3.40
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)10.60 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.32
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)6.20
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)22.10 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)6.60 %
School life (years)20
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)19.30 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)529.200 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)1.70 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)46,600
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)24.50 %

See Also

Europe
Europe is the smallest of the world’s continents and comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia.
Western Europe
Western Europe is the region comprising the western part of Europe.