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Belgium at a Glance
©Raf Vlummens
2015
FACTSHEET
FACTSHEET
• Capital: Brussels
• Surface area: 30,528 sq. km
• Population: 11 million
• Currency: Euro
• GDP: 524.8 Billion US (2013-source World Bank)
FACTSHEET
• Dutch (+/- 60%)
• French ( +/- 38%)
• German (+/- 2%)
• Brussels Region: bilingual Dutch/French
Belgium’s federal structure
• Belgium is a constitutional monarchy
• Belgium is a federal state made up of 3 communities (Flemish, the
Dutch speaking, French and German speaking community and 3
regions:
• Brussels Region
• Flanders
• Wallonia
Belgium’s federal structure
• Main powers of the 3 Communities:
• Education
• Culture
• Youth
• Health policy
• Main powers of the Regions:
• ‘territorial issues’
• Public works
• Agriculture
• Environment and town/country planning
Belgium’s federal structure
• Conflicts between the different bodies are resolved by the
Constitutional Court of Belgium.
• The structure is intended as a compromise to allow different cultures
to live together peacefully.
Belgian society
• Central location at the
crossroads of Latin and
Germanic culture
• Multiculturalism
• Migrants have always been
welcomed
• Pioneering political, social
and religious freedoms
• Cosmopolitan character
• Tolerant and multicultural society
Belgium’s cultural heritage
Belgium’s economic structure
The country’s most developed industries include:
• Value added logistics
• Chemicals and plastics
• Life sciences
• Aeronautics and space
• ICT-software development
• Industrial automatisation
• Building and engineering
• Clean technologies
• Creative industries
• Diamonds: Antwerp is the world’s diamond capital
Why should you invest in Belgium?
1. Open economy
2. Gateway to a European market of 500 million consumers
3. Logistic springboard
4. Top-class, multicultural, multilingual human capital
5. Belgium generates and attract brains
6. Ease of setting up a business
7. Affordable real estate
8. Great educational system
9. Very affordable health care accessible for everybody
10. A great place to live!
Your company and BelgiumAdvisors
We can assist you with:
• Market intelligence about the Belgian/European market for your
products
• An assessment of the opportunities of the setup of your company in
Belgium
• The incorporation of your company
• The application for permanent residence in Belgium for the company
director and his family (spouse and children -18 y/o)
Contact BelgiumAdvisors
theBigBelgian@gmail.com
www.BelgiumAdvisors.com

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Belgium at a Glance

  • 1. Belgium at a Glance ©Raf Vlummens 2015
  • 3. FACTSHEET • Capital: Brussels • Surface area: 30,528 sq. km • Population: 11 million • Currency: Euro • GDP: 524.8 Billion US (2013-source World Bank)
  • 4. FACTSHEET • Dutch (+/- 60%) • French ( +/- 38%) • German (+/- 2%) • Brussels Region: bilingual Dutch/French
  • 5. Belgium’s federal structure • Belgium is a constitutional monarchy • Belgium is a federal state made up of 3 communities (Flemish, the Dutch speaking, French and German speaking community and 3 regions: • Brussels Region • Flanders • Wallonia
  • 6. Belgium’s federal structure • Main powers of the 3 Communities: • Education • Culture • Youth • Health policy • Main powers of the Regions: • ‘territorial issues’ • Public works • Agriculture • Environment and town/country planning
  • 7. Belgium’s federal structure • Conflicts between the different bodies are resolved by the Constitutional Court of Belgium. • The structure is intended as a compromise to allow different cultures to live together peacefully.
  • 8. Belgian society • Central location at the crossroads of Latin and Germanic culture • Multiculturalism • Migrants have always been welcomed • Pioneering political, social and religious freedoms • Cosmopolitan character • Tolerant and multicultural society
  • 10. Belgium’s economic structure The country’s most developed industries include: • Value added logistics • Chemicals and plastics • Life sciences • Aeronautics and space • ICT-software development • Industrial automatisation • Building and engineering • Clean technologies • Creative industries • Diamonds: Antwerp is the world’s diamond capital
  • 11. Why should you invest in Belgium? 1. Open economy 2. Gateway to a European market of 500 million consumers 3. Logistic springboard 4. Top-class, multicultural, multilingual human capital 5. Belgium generates and attract brains 6. Ease of setting up a business 7. Affordable real estate 8. Great educational system 9. Very affordable health care accessible for everybody 10. A great place to live!
  • 12. Your company and BelgiumAdvisors We can assist you with: • Market intelligence about the Belgian/European market for your products • An assessment of the opportunities of the setup of your company in Belgium • The incorporation of your company • The application for permanent residence in Belgium for the company director and his family (spouse and children -18 y/o)