The 1996 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Defense expenditures: 892 billion rubels, 1% of GDP (1995); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

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      @Belgium———

      Map—

      Location: 50 50 N, 4 00 E—Western Europe, bordering the North

       Sea, between France and the Netherlands

      Flag——

      Description: three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side),

       yellow, and red; the design was based on the flag of France

      Geography————

      Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France

       and the Netherlands

      Geographic coordinates: 50 50 N, 4 00 E

      Map references: Europe

      Area:

       total area: 30,510 sq km

       land area: 30,230 sq km

       comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland

      Land boundaries:

       total: 1,385 km

       border countries: France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km,

       Netherlands 450 km

      Coastline: 64 km

      Maritime claims:

       continental shelf: median line with neighbors

       exclusive fishing zone: median line with neighbors (extends about 68

       km from coast)

       territorial sea: 12 nm

      International disputes: none

      Climate: temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy

      Terrain: flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast lowest point: North Sea 0 m highest point: Signal de Botrange 694 m

      Natural resources: coal, natural gas

      Land use:

       arable land: 24%

       permanent crops: 1%

       meadows and pastures: 20%

       forest and woodland: 21%

       other: 34%

      Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1989 est.)

      Environment:

       current issues: Meuse River, a major source of drinking water,

       polluted from steel production wastes; other rivers polluted by

       animal wastes and fertilizers; industrial air pollution contributes

       to acid rain in neighboring countries

       natural hazards: flooding is a threat in areas of reclaimed coastal

       land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes

       international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Air

       Pollution-Sulphur 85, Antarctic Treaty, Endangered Species,

       Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine

       Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship

       Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified -

       Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air

       Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental

       Protocol, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea

      Geographic note: crossroads of Western Europe; majority of West

       European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels which is the seat of

       the EU

      People———

      Population: 10,170,241 (July 1996 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 18% (male 930,919; female 886,632)

       15–64 years: 66% (male 3,380,105; female 3,326,853)

       65 years and over: 16% (male 663,760; female 981,972) (July 1996

       est.)

      Population growth rate: 0.33% (1996 est.)

      Birth rate: 12 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Death rate: 10.3 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Net migration rate: 1.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female

       all ages: 0.96 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.09 years male: 73.86 years female: 80.51 years (1996 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.69 children born/woman (1996 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian

      Ethnic divisions: Fleming 55%, Walloon 33%, mixed or other 12%

      Religions: Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%

      Languages: Dutch 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11%

       (divided along ethnic lines)

      Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)

       total population: 99%

       male: NA%

       female: NA%

      Government—————

      Name of country:

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