Area: 30.528 Km˛
Population: 10.396.000
Density: 341 pop/Km˛

System of government: Constitutional monarchy
Capital: Brussels (141.300 pop., 1.800.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Antwerp 455.000 pop. (945.000 urban aggl.), Gent 229.300 pop., Charleroi 200.600 pop., Liege 185.500 pop., Brugge 117.000 pop., Schaerbeek 110.300 pop., Namur 106.200 pop.
Ethnic majority: Fleming 58%, Walloon 33%, others 9%
Border countries: France WEST and SOUTH, Luxembourg SOUTH-EAST, Germany EAST, Netherlands NORTH

Principal mountains: Botrange 694 m
Principal rivers: Schelde 200 Km (belgian tract, total 435 Km), Meuse 183 Km ((belgian tract, total 933 Km)
Principal lakes: Lac de la Plate-Taille 3,74 Km˛ (artificial)
Principal islands: -
Climate: Oceanic

Language: French (Walloon), Dutch (Fleming)
Religion: Catholic 75%
Currency: Euro (€)

Useful links: Belgian Tourist Office 

Data update 1.1.2004. Source: National Institute of Statistics