Capital:Brussels
Population:10,364,388
Area:30,528 sq km
Climate:temperate; mild winters, cool summers
Languages:Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Currency:euro (EUR)
Government:federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch
Religions:Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
