Area > Comparative
about the size of Maryland |
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Capital city with population
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Brussels - 949,070 |
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.69 %
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[133rd of 241]
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Largest city
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Brussels |
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Largest city population
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1,122,000 |
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[80th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Brussels - 949,070 |
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Location
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands |
Map references
Europe |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[9th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
median line with neighbors |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[22nd of 190]
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Natural hazards
flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes |
Natural resources
construction materials, silica sand, carbonates |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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51°50'N |
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Population density
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336.82 people per sqkm |
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[30th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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346.63 people/m²
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[23rd of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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34.76 people/km² of arable lan |
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[70th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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30,530 km²
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[136th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Signal de Botrange |
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Terrain
flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast |
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