|
|
|
|
|
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
Current account balance : $10.69 billion (2003) . HIV Casteau : 0.2% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line : 4% (1989 est.) . Literacy : 98% House hold income lowest than 10% : 3,20% House hold income highest than 10% : 23% (1996) Inflation : 1.6% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate : 8.1% (2003 est.) . Internet Users : 3.4 million (2002) . Location Casteau : Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands . Geographic Coordinates : 50 50 N, 4 00 E . Religion : Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25% . Administrative region : 10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province; Dutch: provincies, singular - provincie) and 3 regions* (French: regions; Dutch: gewesten); Antwerpen, Brabant Wallon, Brussels* (Bruxelles), Flanders*, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Wallonia*, West-Vlaanderen . Terrain : flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast . Elevation extremes lowest : North Sea 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Signal de Botrange 694 m . Natural resources : coal, natural gas, construction materials, silica sand, carbonates . Land use arable land : 23,28%. Land use permanentcrops : 0,40%. Irrigated land : 40 sq km (includes Luxembourg) (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes . Environment current issues : the environment is exposed to intense pressures from human activities: urbanization, dense transportation network, industry, extensive animal breeding and crop cultivation; air and water pollution also have repercussions for neighboring countries; uncertainties regarding federal and regional responsibilities (now resolved) have slowed progress in tackling environmental challenges . Geography note : crossroads of Western Europe; majority of West European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO . Population : 10,348,276 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 17,10%. age -14 men : 901 486. age -14 ladies : 863 092. age 15/64 p : 65,60%. age 15/64 men : 3 424 438. age 15/64 ladies : 3 364 057. age +65 p : 17,30%. age +65 men : 739 479. age +65 ladies : 1 055 724. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 40.2 years . median age male : 38.9 years . median age female : 41.5 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 0.16% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 10.59 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.04 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.7 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 78.44 years . life expectancy at birth male : 75.26 years . life expectancy at birth female : 81.75 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 1.64 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
infos Casteau 1960, infos Casteau 1961, infos Casteau 1962, infos Casteau 1963, infos Casteau 1964, infos Casteau 1965, infos Casteau 1966, infos Casteau 1967, infos Casteau 1968, infos Casteau 1969, infos Casteau 1970, infos Casteau 1971, infos Casteau 1972, infos Casteau 1973, infos Casteau 1974, infos Casteau 1975, infos Casteau 1976, infos Casteau 1977, infos Casteau 1978, infos Casteau 1979, infos Casteau 1980, infos Casteau 1981, infos Casteau 1982, infos Casteau 1983, infos Casteau 1984, infos Casteau 1985, infos Casteau 1986, infos Casteau 1987, infos Casteau 1988, infos Casteau 1989, infos Casteau 1990, infos Casteau 1991, infos Casteau 1992, infos Casteau 1993, infos Casteau 1994, infos Casteau 1995, infos Casteau 1996, infos Casteau 1997, infos Casteau 1998, infos Casteau 1999, infos Casteau 2000, infos Casteau 2001, infos Casteau 2002, infos Casteau 2003, infos Casteau 2004, infos Casteau 2005, infos Casteau 2006, |
|
