Population | 11.492.641 inhabitants (2019) | source 1 |
Surface area | 30.688 km2 | source 1 |
Federal capital | Brussels | |
Head of State | King Philippe | |
Prime Minister | Alexander De Croo | |
National Day | 21 July | |
National languages | Dutch, French and German | |
Currency | the euro (EUR) | |
Gross domestic product | 450.506 millions of EUR (2018) |
source 1 |
Average annual growth rate | 1,4 % (2018) | source 1 |
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 | 374 inhabitants per km2 (2019) | 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 2 |
Precipitation (annual average) | 780 mm | source 2 |
Sunshine (annual average) | 1.555 hours | source 2 |
Sources:
Source 1 : Direction générale statistique, Statistiques démographiques
Source 2 : Normal values according to the Institut royal météorologique de Belgique (IRM)