People (Belgium)
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     Population:
         10,016,623 (July 1992), growth rate 0.3% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         12 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         8 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         73 years male, 80 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         1.6 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Belgian(s); adjective - Belgian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Fleming 55%, Walloon 33%, mixed or other 12%
     Religions:
         Roman Catholic 75%, remainder Protestant or other
     Languages:
         Flemish (Dutch) 56%, French 32%, German 1%; legally bilingual 11%; divided
         along ethnic lines
     Literacy:
         99% (male 99%, female 99%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
     Labor force:
         4,126,000; services 63.6%, industry 28%, construction 6.1%, agriculture 2.3%
         (1988)
     Organized labor:
         70% of labor force