The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

7.2% (2002 est.)

      Budget:

       revenues: $113.4 billion

       expenditures: $106 billion, including capital expenditures of $7.17

       billion (2000)

      Industries:

       engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, processed

       food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass,

       petroleum, coal

      Industrial production growth rate:

       4.5% (2000 est.)

      Electricity - production:

       74.28 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 38.4% hydro: 0.6% other: 1.8% (2001) nuclear: 59.3%

      Electricity - consumption:

       78.18 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - exports:

       6.712 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - imports:

       15.82 billion kWh (2001)

      Oil - production:

       0 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       595,100 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       450,000 bbl/day (2001)

      Oil - imports:

       1.042 million bbl/day (2001)

      Natural gas - production:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

       15.5 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

       15.4 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Agriculture - products: sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk

      Exports: $162 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

       machinery and equipment, chemicals, diamonds, metals and metal

       products, foodstuffs

      Exports - partners:

       Germany 18.6%, France 16.3%, Netherlands 11.6%, UK 9.6%, US 7.9%,

       Italy 5.4% (2002)

      Imports:

       $152 billion f.o.b. (2001)

      Imports - commodities:

       machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals and metal products,

       foodstuffs

      Imports - partners:

       Germany 17.2%, Netherlands 15.6%, France 12.8%, UK 7.3%, Ireland

       7%, US 6.4%, Italy 4% (2002)

      Debt - external:

       $28.3 billion (1999 est.)

      Economic aid - donor:

       ODA, $764 million (1997)

      Currency:

       euro (EUR)

       note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the

       euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of

       member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole

       currency for everyday transactions within the member countries

      Currency code:

       EUR

      Exchange rates:

       euros per US dollar - 1.06 (2002), 1.12 (2001), 1.09 (2000), 0.94

       (1999), 36.3 (1998)

      Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      Communications Belgium

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       4.769 million (1997)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       974,494 (1997)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: highly developed, technologically advanced, and

       completely automated domestic and international telephone and

       telegraph facilities

       domestic: nationwide cellular telephone system; extensive cable

       network; limited microwave radio relay network

       international: 5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2

       Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Eutelsat

      Radio broadcast stations:

       FM 79, AM 7, shortwave 1 (1998)

      Radios:

       8.075 million (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

       25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)

      Televisions:

       4.72 million (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .be

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       61 (2000)

      Internet users:

       3.76 million (2002)

      Transportation Belgium

      Railways: total: 3,471 km standard gauge: 3,471 km 1.435-m gauge (2,631 km electrified) (2002)

      Highways:

       total: 148,216 km

       paved: 116,687 km (including 1,727 km of expressways)

       unpaved: 31,529 km (2000)

      Waterways:

       1,570 km (route length in regular commercial use) (2001)

      Pipelines:

       gas 1,485 km; oil 158 km; refined products 535 km (2003)

      Ports and harbors:

       Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports), Brugge, Gent, Hasselt,

       Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge

      Merchant marine:

       total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 32,215 GRT/55,725 DWT

       ships by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 10, petroleum tanker 4,

       includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of

       convenience: Finland 1, Netherlands 3 (2002 est.)

      Airports:

       42 (2002)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 25 over 3,047 m: 6 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 7 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3

      Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 17 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 15 (2002)

      Heliports: 1 (2002)

      Military Belgium

      Military branches:

       Army, Navy, Air Components, Federal Police

      Military manpower - military age:

       19 years of age (2003 est.)

      Military manpower - availability:

       males age 15–49: 2,497,423 (2003 est.)

      Military manpower - fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 2,059,131 (2003 est.)

      Military manpower -