General info

Entity:
Belgium
Capital:
Brussels
Population (2008-07-01):
10,403,951 (CIA)
Area:
30,528 sq.km.
Country code:
be
Region:
Western Europe

Belgium

Administrative units

administrative units capital area (sq.km.) population
2002-01-01
admin.		 population
2004-01-01
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 Gewest Brussel 162 978,384 999,899
Région Wallonne 16,844 3,358,560 3,380,498
Province du Brabant Wallon Wavre 1,091 355,207 360,717
Province du Hainaut Mons 3,787 1,281,042 1,283,200
Province de Liège Liège 3,862 1,024,130 1,029,605
Province du Luxembourg Arlon 4,440 250,406 254,120
Province de Namur Namur 3,665 447,775 452,856
Vlaams Gewest 13,522 5,972,781 6,016,024
Provincie Antwerpen Antwerpen 2,867 1,652,450 1,668,812
Provincie Limburg Hasselt 2,422 798,583 805,786
Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen Gent 2,982 1,366,652 1,373,720
Provincie Vlaams-Brabant Leuven 2,106 1,022,821 1,031,904
Provincie West-Vlaanderen Brugge 3,145 1,132,275 1,135,802
total   30,527 10,309,725 10,396,421

Main cities

name population
2002-01-01
admin.		 population
2004-01-01
admin.
Antwerp 448,709 455,148
Ghent 226,220 229,344
Charleroi 200,578 200,608
Liège 185,131 185,488
Brussels 136,730 141,312
Bruges 116,836 117,025
Namur 105,393 106,213
source: NIS, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Belgium.
note: The population of the cities refers to the municipality.