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The Kingdom of Belgium
Image of the Belgian Flag

Flag Colors & 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) (growth rate): 0.13% (2006 estimate)

Gdp: $322.3 billion (2005 estimate) (per capita): $31,100 (2005 estimate)

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

Government

Capital: Brussels

Government type: federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy

Geography

Natural Resources: carbonates, construction materials, silica sand

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