Belgium's Development & Industry:~ Population: 11,120,500 people
~ GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $36,610 ~ Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 43% ~ Women as % of Parliament: 38% ~ CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 11.1 metric tons ~ Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 86% ~ Births Attended by Skilled Health Personnel (%): 99% ~ Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: n/a ~ Economy: Big Mac Index: n/a ~ Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.14% ~ Economy: Human Development Index: 0.945 ~ Economy: Technology Index: 4.59 ~ Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 9.3 ~ Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 6.3% ~ Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 11.57 : 1 ~ Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: n/a ~ Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $3,363.2 ~ Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 6.9 per 1000 people ~ Health: Physicians Per 1000: 3.9 per 1000 people ~ Media: Televisions (total number): 4,720,000 televisions ~ Media: Per Capita Televisions: 0.424 per capita ~ % of GDP as Industry: 22.3% ~ Total Labor Force: 5.055 million (2012 est.) ~ % of Labor Force in Industry: 25% ~ Unemployment Rate: 7.6% (2012 est.) ~ Public Debt % of GDP: 101.1% of GDP (2012 est.) ~ Inflation Rate: 2.4% (2012 est.) ~ Industries: Engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum. ~ Value of Exports: $314.6 billion (2012 est.) ~ Export Commodities: Machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs ~ Export Partners and %: Netherlands 19.9%, Germany 15%, France 10.8%, UK 6%, US 5.3%, Ireland 4.5%, China 4.2% ~ Value of Imports: 325.2 Billion (2012 est.) ~ Import Commodities: Raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products. ~ Import Partners and %: Netherlands 19.9%, Germany 15%, France 10.8%, UK 6%, US 5.3%, Ireland 4.5%, China 4.2% (2011). ~ Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: Euros (EUR) per 1 US dollar - 0.7838 (2012 est.). ~ Electricity Production: 89.25 billion kWh (2010 est.). ~ Electricity Consumption: 78.53 billion kWh (2009 est.). ~ Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 46.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.). ~ Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 33.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.). ~ Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 0.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.). ~ Electricity from Renewable Sources: 11.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.). ~ Refined Oil Production: 693,500 bbl/day (2009 est.). ~ Refined Oil Consumption: 644,400 bbl/day (2011 est.). ~ Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m (2010 est.). ~ Natural Gas Consumption: 13.46 billion cu m (2011 est.). ~ # of Land/Main Line Telephones: 4.631 million (2011). ~ # of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 12.541 million (2011). ~ # of Internet Hosts: 5.192 million (2012). ~ # of Internet Users: 8.113 million (2009). ~ # of Airports (total): 43 ~ # of Airports with Paved Runways: 27 ~ # of km of Roadways (total): 154,012 km ~ # of km of Roadways Paved: 120,514 km ~ # km of Waterways: 2,043 km ~ Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Antwerp, Gent, Liege, Zeebrugge |