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GeographyLocation: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,385 km, France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km, Netherlands 450 km Coastline: 64 km
PeoplePopulation: 10,081,880 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.17% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 11.46 births/1,000 population Death rate: 10.22 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.62 children born/woman 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.)
Government
Names:
Type: constitutional monarchy Capital: Brussels Independence: 4 October 1830 (from the Netherlands) Constitution: 7 February 1831, last revised 14 July 1993; parliament approved a constitutional package creating a federal state
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $181.5 billion National product real growth rate: 2.3% National product per capita: $18,040 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% Unemployment rate: 14.1%
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |