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Kingdom of Belgium Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The Belgian flag is made of three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red. The flag design was based on France's flag.

People

Population: 10,379,067 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 0.13% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)

Government

Government Type: federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy

Capital: Brussels

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $322.3 billion (2005 estimate)

GDP per capita: $31,100 (2005 estimate)