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Country factfile

Area

30,520 km²

Population

10,862,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Population Aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	1,809.02	1,810.06	1,819.73	1,839.88	1,863.59
Population Density (people per sq km)	347.14	349.56	352.27	355.02	357.56
GDP Measured at Purchasing Power Parity (million international $)	357,958.00	378,676.00	389,982.00	382,211.86	389,282.92
Real GDP Growth (% growth)	2.77	2.95	1.07	-3.03	1.15
Inflation (% growth)	1.79	1.82	4.49	-0.04	1.55
Consumer Expenditure (US$ million)	198,279.83	226,040.20	253,751.92	236,470.39	238,720.59
Annual Gross Income (US$ million)	292,627.74	336,558.14	379,022.39	377,286.84	364,880.37
Annual Disposable Income (US$ million)	235,991.99	269,991.04	303,272.82	302,146.21	292,632.10

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• European Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Consumer Expenditure on Food (US$ million)	23,119.05	26,402.87	29,594.31	27,824.18	27,649.85
Internet Users ('000)	6,470.94	7,006.42	7,436.08	7,833.38	8,198.28
New Registrations of Passenger Cars ('000)	526.10	524.80	535.90	468.80

Source

• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Tourism Receipts (US$ million)	10,311	10,898	11,844	11,040

Source

• Consumer Western Europe

Business information sources

• Banque Nationale de Belgique
  (National Bank of Belgium) ( www.bnb.be/sg/index.htm )
• Bureau Fédéral du Plan
  (Federal Planning Bureau) ( www.plan.be )
• European Commission, Education and Culture Directorate ( dbs.cordis.lu )
• European Commission, Education and Culture Directorate ( europa.eu.int )
• European Commission, Education and Culture Directorate ( europa.eu.int/comm/dg10/epo/ )
• European Commission, Education and Culture Directorate ( mkaccdb.eu.int )
• European Commission, Education and Culture Directorate ( www.eurydice.org )
• Institut National de Statistique
  (National Institute of Statistics) ( www.statbel.fgov.be )
• Ministry of Economic Affairs ( statbel.fgov.be )
• Press and Communication Service of the European Commission ( www.europa.eu.int )