Filing card Belgium
| Population | 10.584.534 534 inhabitants (2007) | source 1 |
| Surface area | 30.528 km2 | source 2 |
| Federal capital | Brussels | |
| Head of State | Koning Albert II | |
| Prime Minister | Elio Di Rupo | |
| National Day | 21 July | |
| National languages | Dutch, French and German | |
| Currency | the euro (EUR) | |
| Gross domestic product | 314 billions of EUR
(2006) | source 3 |
| Annual growth rate | 2,7 % (2007) | source 3 |
| Time zone | GMT + 1 hour | |
| Summer time, from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October | GMT + 2 hours | |
| Weights and measures | metric system | |
| Domestic electricity | 220-230 volts | |
| Population density | 342,2 inhabitants per km2 (2005) | source 1 |
| Maximum distance between two points | 280 kms | |
| Geographical centre | Nil-Saint-Vincent | |
| Peak | Signal de Botrange (694m) | |
| Average temperature | 9,8º Celsius | source 4 |
| Precipitation (annual average) | 780 mm | source 4 |
| Sunshine (annual average) | 1.555 hours | source 4 |
Sources:
Source 1 : Direction générale statistique, Statistiques démographiques
Source 2 : SPF Finances (Cadastre), Institut géographique national (IGN), Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB)
Source 3 : SPF Economie, Institut des comptes nationaux
Source 4 : Normal values according to the Institut royal météorologique de Belgique (IRM)
