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Belgium - Economy
Currency : Euro (EUR) = 100 Cents
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 1.22 US$

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 247 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 23600 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 373.76 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 35712 dollars

Belgium - Miscellaneous information
 CONSUMPTION (individual / year) (world rank 1997) :
- Chocolate (1)
- Potatoes = 100 Kg (3)
- Meat = 100 Kg (3)
- Cheese = 19 Kg (5)
- Butter = 6 Kg (5)
- Bread = 77 Kg (5)
- Sugar = 51 Kg (7)
- Eggs = 240 (7)
- Beer = 100 l (7)
 MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :
- Linseed (8)
- Sugar-beet (13)
- Potatoes (22)
 - Pigs (21)
- Sheeps
 - Tin (7)
- Lead (7)
- Copper (13)
- Coal (26)
 OTHER RESOURCES & PRODUCTS (world rank 1998) :
- Beer (16)
 - Steel
- Textiles
- Chemicals

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