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Belgium Country Profile
BELGIUM
Country Profile
Politics
Economy
Trade & Industries
General Profile
Total area
Population
World Population
Government type
Chief of state
Head of government
Capital
Climate
Language
Major City
30,528 Km²
10,438,353
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Growth
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
7.0
1%
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
King ALBERT II (since 9 August 1993); Heir Apparent Prince PHILIPPE,
son of the monarch
Prime Minister Elio DI RUPO (since 6 December 2011)
Brussels
temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Belanda (official) 60%, Perancis (official) 40%, Jerman (official) less
than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
BRUSSELS, Antwerp.
2009
-0.8%
58.1
2010
5%
63.3
2011
3.6%
70.2
2,1%
2%
GDP – Composition by
sector
-2,7%
$529 billion
$37,600
agriculture: 2%
industry: 25%
services: 73% (2007 est.)
Inflation
Exchanges Rates
Primary Economy
3.1%
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7107 (2011 est.)
steel, textiles, refining, chemicals, food processing, pharmaceuticals,
World GDP Growth
World GDP (in
Trillions)
BelgiumGDP Growth
GDP
GDP – Per capita
Chapter: General Profile
Economy Profile
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Unemployment Rate
automobiles, electronics, , machinery fabrication,
servicesandagriculture
21,9%
Chapter: Economy Profile
Sector
2
cargo ports (tonnage): Antwerp, Gent, Liege, Zeebrugge
container ports (TEUs): Antwerp (8,662,891), Zeebrugge (2,209,715)
International
Airports
Antwerp International Airport, Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Brussels
Airport, Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Liège Airport
Senate - percent of vote by party - N-VA 19.6%, PS 13.6%, CD&V 10%, sp.a
9.5%, MR 9.3%, Open VLD 8.2%, VB 7.6%, Ecolo 5.5%, CDH 5.1% Groen! 3.9%,
other 7.7%; seats by party - N-VA 9, PS 7, CD&V 4, sp.a 4, MR 4, Open VLD 4,
VB 3, Ecolo 2, CDH 2, Groen! 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party
- N-VA 17.4%, PS 13.7%, CD&V 10.9%, MR 9.3%, sp.a 9.2%, Open VLD 8.6%, VB
7.8%, CDH 5.5%, Ecolo 4.8%, Groen! 4.4%, List Dedecker 2.3%, the Popular
Party 1.3%, other 4.8%; seats by party - N-VA 27, PS 26, CD&V 17, MR 18, sp.a
13, Open VLD 13, VB 12, CDH 9, Ecolo 8, Groen! 5, List Dedecker 1, the Popular
Party 1
Menteri Luar Negeri: Steven Vanackere (CD&V)
Wakil PM, Menteri Keuangan dan Reformasi Institusional: Didier Reynders
(MR)
Wakil PM, Menteri Layanan Publik: Steven Vanackere (CD&V)
Wakil PM, Menteri Sosial, Kesehatan Publik dan Integrasi Sosial: Laurette
Onkelinx (PS)
Wakil PM, Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Kebijakan Kesetaraan, Migrasi dan Suaka:
Joëlle Milquet (CDH)
Wakil PM, Menteri APBN: Guy Vanhengel (VLD)
Menteri Kehakiman: Stefaan De Clerck (CD&V)
Menteri Pertahanan: Pieter De Crem (CD&V)
Menteri Ekonomi, Pertanian dan Kelas Menengah: Sabine Laurelle (MR)
Menteri Pensiunan dan Kota Besar: Michael Daerden (PS)
Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Energi: Paul Magnette (PS)
Menteri Kerjasama Pembangunan: Charles Michel (MR)
Menteri Dalam Negeri: Annemie Turtelboom (Open VLD)
Menteri Usaha dan Bisnis: Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD)
Flemish parties: Christian Democratic and Flemish or CDV [Wouter BEKE];
Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD [Alexander DE CROO]; Groen!
[Wouter VAN BESIEN] (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens); Libertarian, Direct,
Democratic or LDD (formerly Dedecker's List) [Jean-Marie DEDECKER]; New
Flemish Alliance or N-VA [Bart DE WEVER]; Social Progressive Alternative or
SP.A [Bruno TOBBACK]; Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB [Bruno
VALKENIERS]
Francophone parties: Ecolo (Francophone Greens) [Jean-Michel JAVAUX,
Sarah TURINE]; Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH [Benoit LUTGEN];
Popular Party or PP [ Mischael MODRIKAMEN]; Reform Movement or MR
[Charles MICHEL]; Socialist Party or PS [Thierry GIET]; other minor parties
This modern, open, and private-enterprise-based economy has capitalized on
its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and
diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in
the more heavily-populated region of Flanders in the north. With few natural
resources, Belgium imports substantial quantities of raw materials and exports
a large volume of manufactures, making its economy vulnerable to volatility in
world markets. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU
countries, and Belgium has benefited most from its proximity to Germany. In
2011 Belgian GDP grew by 2.0%, the unemployment rate decreased slightly to
Election results
Ministry Name
Political
parties and
leaders
Belgium
Economy
Characteristics
Chapter: Ports and Terminals
Ports and
Terminals
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Belgium 2020
Vision
Foreign Policy
International
organization
participation
Main Industry
Biggest
Company
Foreign MinisterKarelDeGuchtoutlinedhis foreign policyin theninemain
areas:EuropeanUnion, Africa, Relationswith the UnitedStates,
RelationswithOther Countries, Europeanand InternationalSecurity,
Multilateralismand theUNPreventiveDiplomacy,
EconomicDiplomacyandConsularAffairs.
Belgium's foreign policy aimsto strengthenandbuildits interests, withthe
implementationin accordance with thefinancialandhumanresources.
ADB (nonregional members), AfDB (nonregional members), Australia Group,
Benelux, BIS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9,
G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD
(partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU,
ITUC, MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW,
OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO,
WMO, WTO, ZC
engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation
equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals,
basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum
Industry Type
Beverages
Diversified Chemicals
Diversified Metal & mining
Pharmaceuticals
Telecommunication Service
Name of the company
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Solvay
Umicore
UCB
Belgacom
Chapter: Trade Policy
Trade Policy
7.7% from 8.3% the previous year, and the government reduced the budget
deficit from a peak of 6% of GDP in 2009 to 4.2% in 2011. Despite the relative
improvement in Belgium's budget deficit, public debt hovers near 100% of
GDP, a factor that has contributed to investor perceptions that the country is
increasingly vulnerable to spillover from the euro-zone crisis. Belgian banks
were severely affected by the international financial crisis in 2008 with three
major banks receiving capital injections from the government, and the
nationalization of the Belgian arm of a Franco-Belgian bank. An ageing
population and rising social expenditures are mid- to long-term challenges to
public finances.
The Belgian economy is particularly open, foreign trade representing more
than 180% of GDP. In addition to being an export champion, Belgium also plays
an important role as a transit and distribution center for the other countries of
the European Union.
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Employment : 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed

R&D / innovation : 3% of the EU’s GDP to be invested in R&D/innovation

Climate change / energy : greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower than in
1990; Share of 20% of energy from renewables; 20% increase in energy
efficiency
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Education : reducing school drop-out rates below 10%; at least 40% of 3034–year-olds completing third level education
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Poverty / social exclusion: At least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of
poverty and social exclusion
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