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Belgium has a population of 10.666.866 living in an area of 30.500 km2.
Liège is one of 10 provinces in Belgium.
It shares its name with its provincial capital, the city of Liège.
With its one million inhabitants (10% of the Belgian population), Liège Province is the 5th largest province in Belgium in terms of population.



Liège city is the 4th most populated city in Belgium with 188.907 Liégois inhabitants.

     Area      3.862 km2
     Population      1.053.722 habitants
     Population density      266,6 habitants / km2
     Main city: Liège      190.102 habitants
     Height above sea level      68 metres
     Languages      French-German
     Currency      Euro

The three official languages in Belgium are French, Dutch and German. A language border splits the country into two parts: the French-speaking south and the Dutch-speaking north. There is also a German-speaking area near the German border. Brussels itself is a large bilingual (French-Dutch) area with French speakers being the majority. The other regions speak one language only, but there are a few rare exceptions.


Sources : Liegeonline.com, SPF Economie







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