General info

Entity:
Belgium
Capital:
Brussels
Population (2009-07-01):
10,414,336 (CIA)
Area:
30,528 sq.km.
Country code:
be
Region:
Western Europe

Belgium

Administrative units

region
province		capitalarea (sq.km.)population
2002-01-01
admin.		population
2008-01-01
admin.
source: NIS, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Belgium.
note: Antwerpen [Du] = Anvers [Fr] = Antwerp [En]; Brussel [Du] = Bruxelles [Fr] = Brussels [En].
note: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest [Du] = Région de Bruxelles-Capitale [Fr] = Brussels Capital Region [En].
note: Région Wallonne [Fr] = Waals Gewest [Du] = Walloon Region [En].
note: Vlaams Gewest [Du] = Région Flamande [Fr] = Flanders Regio [En].
Brussels Hoofdstedelijk GewestBrussel161.38978,3841,048,491
Région Wallonne16,844.293,358,5603,456,775
Province du Brabant WallonWavre1,090.56355,207373,492
Province du HainautMons3,785.691,281,0421,300,097
Province de LiègeLiège3,862.311,024,1301,053,722
Province du LuxembourgArlon4,439.72250,406264,084
Province de NamurNamur3,666.01447,775465,380
Vlaams Gewest13,522.255,972,7816,161,600
Provincie AntwerpenAntwerpen2,867.391,652,4501,715,707
Provincie LimburgHasselt2,422.14798,583826,690
Provincie Oost-VlaanderenGent2,982.241,366,6521,408,484
Provincie Vlaams-BrabantLeuven2,106.151,022,8211,060,232
Provincie West-VlaanderenBrugge3,144.341,132,2751,150,487
total 30,527.2610,309,72510,666,866

Main cities

namepopulation
2002-01-01
admin.		population
2008-01-01
admin.
Antwerp448,709472,071
Ghent226,220237,250
Charleroi200,578201,593
Liège185,131190,102
Brussels136,730148,873
Bruges116,836117,073
Namur105,393107,939
Schaarbeek..116,039
source: NIS, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Belgium.
note: The population of the cities refers to the municipality.