Belgium – Flanders
27 Jan 2012
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General information
(Source: CIA World Fact Book)
- Capital: Brussels
- Head of government: Prime Minister Elio di Rupo (6 December 2011)
- Inhabitants: 10,423,493 (July 2010 est.)
- GDP/per capita: US$ 36,600 (2009 est.)
- Economic growth: -3.1% (2009 est.)
- Main languages: Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
- School life expectancy: 16 years
- Education expenditures: 6% of GDP (2004)
- Internet users: 7,292 million (2008)
Higher education
- Number of students in higher education: 401,652 (Belgium, 2008)
- Number of institutions: 42 (Flanders)
- Number of students in the Netherlands: 2,500 (Belgium)
