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|language =[[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]]
|language =[[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]]
|king =Philippe of Belgium
|king =Philippe of Belgium
|queen =
|queen =Mathilde
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|president =
|president =
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|area =11,787 sq mi
|area =11,787 sq mi
|pop =10,392,226 (2007)
|pop =11,250,585 (2016)
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==People==
==People==
Belgium is divided ethnically into the Dutch-speaking Flemings and French-speaking Walloons, the 70,000 residents of the eastern German cantons, and the bilingual capital of Brussels. The population density is the second highest in Europe, after the Netherlands.
Belgium is divided ethnically into the Dutch-speaking Flemings and French-speaking Walloons, the 70,000 residents of the eastern German cantons, and the bilingual capital of Brussels. The population density is the second highest in Europe, after the Netherlands.
*Population (2006): 10,379,067.
*Population (2016): 11,250,585.
*Annual population growth rate (2006 est.): 0.13%.
*Annual population growth rate (2008 est.): 0.82%.
*Density: 861 per sq. mi. Linguistic regions--(Dutch-speaking) Flanders 58%; (French-speaking) Wallonia 31.7%; (legally bilingual) Brussels Capital Region 9.6%; German-speaking 0.7%.
*Density: 861 per sq. mi. Linguistic regions--(Dutch-speaking) Flanders 58%; (French-speaking) Wallonia 31.7%; (legally bilingual) Brussels Capital Region 9.6%; German-speaking 0.7%.
*Religions: Predominantly Roman Catholic (70%), with Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Anglican, Greek and Russian Orthodox, as well as secularism, "recognized" religions receiving government subsidies.
*Religions: Predominantly Roman Catholic (70%), with Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Anglican, Greek and Russian Orthodox, as well as secularism, "recognized" religions receiving government subsidies.