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 | Kingdom of Belgium |
| Location: | Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands |
| Area: | 30,510 sq km |
| Climate: | temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy |
| Terrain: | flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast |
| Population: | 10,182,034 (July 1999 est.) |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25% |
| Languages: | Flemish 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11% |
| Capital: | Brussels |
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