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HIV news : 0.2% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line news : 4% (1989 est.) . Literacy : 98% House hold income lowest than 10% news : 3,20% House hold income highest than 10% news : 23% (1996) Inflation news : 1.6% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate news : 8.1% (2003 est.) . Internet Users news : 3.4 million (2002) . Location : Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands . Geographic Coordinates : 50 50 N, 4 00 E . Religion Belgium news : Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25% . Administrative region : 10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province; Dutch: provincies, singular - provincie) and 3 regions* (French: regions; Dutch: gewesten); Antwerpen, Brabant Wallon, Brussels* (Bruxelles), Flanders*, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Wallonia*, West-Vlaanderen . Terrain : flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast . Elevation extremes lowest : North Sea 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Signal de Botrange 694 m . Natural resources : coal, natural gas, construction materials, silica sand, carbonates . Land use arable land : 23,28%. Land use permanentcrops : 0,40%. Irrigated land : 40 sq km (includes Luxembourg) (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes . Environment current issues : the environment is exposed to intense pressures from human activities: urbanization, dense transportation network, industry, extensive animal breeding and crop cultivation; air and water pollution also have repercussions for neighboring countries; uncertainties regarding federal and regional responsibilities (now resolved) have slowed progress in tackling environmental challenges . Geography note : crossroads of Western Europe; majority of West European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO . Population news : 10,348,276 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 17,10%. age -14 men : 901 486. age -14 ladies : 863 092. age 15/64 p : 65,60%. age 15/64 men : 3 424 438. age 15/64 ladies : 3 364 057. age +65 p : 17,30%. age +65 men : 739 479. age +65 ladies : 1 055 724. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 40.2 years . median age male : 38.9 years . median age female : 41.5 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 0.16% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 10.59 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.04 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.7 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 78.44 years . life expectancy at birth male : 75.26 years . life expectancy at birth female : 81.75 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 1.64 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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10/260 News and Latest websites in Belgium. Belgium News latest last picture, phone Belgium, movie celebrity, fashion gadget, imigration immigration technology, music game, photo : Belgium. Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. Minimum salary : €1,243 a month for workers over 21 years of age; 18-year-olds must be paid at least 82% of the minimum, 19-year-olds 88%, and 20-year-olds 94% of the minimum. (1546 USD/month)
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