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Wallonia | Facts and figures
territory
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Wallonia |
Belgium |
| Surface area |
sq.km |
16845 |
30518 |
| Built up (200) |
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13.9 % |
19.5 % |
population
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Wallonia |
Belgium |
| Inhabitants |
Million |
3.435 |
10.584 |
| Density (2007) |
(inhabitants/sq.km) |
203,98 |
346.72 |
| Employment rate of people aged 15-64 (2007) |
% |
57 |
62 |
Languages
| National languages |
French, Dutch, and German |
| English spoken by |
75% of population |
economy
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Wallonia |
Belgium |
| GDP (2006) |
€ millions |
73,838.8 |
316,621.8 |
| GDP per capita (2006) |
EU27=100 |
88 |
120 |
| Growth (2006) |
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4.2 % |
4.8 % |
foreign investment in wallonia (from 2000 to 2007 -8 years)
Successful applications: 619
Amount invested: €5,3 billion
Jobs created : 13,825
Origin
(% of the successful applications) |
% |
Sectors
(by created jobs) |
% |
| Flanders |
30,37 |
Logistics |
18,83 |
| France |
13,89 |
Manufacture |
16,37 |
| USA |
12,92 |
Agro-food |
8,90 |
| Germany |
7,11 |
ICT |
8,79 |
| Netherlands |
6,14 |
Pharmacy |
8,55 |
| Brussels |
5,33 |
Chemical |
7,86 |
| UK |
5,01 |
Services |
4,45 |
| Japan |
3,23 |
Construction |
3,62 |
| Italy |
2,75 |
Automotive |
3,40 |
| Luxembourg |
2,26 |
Others |
19,23 |
| Sweden |
1,62 |
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| Switzerland |
1,45 |
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| Others |
7,92 |
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banking & finance
Treaties: Tax treaties with 80 countries approx.
Tax rate : 26 to 27%
Currency: €uro
infrastructure in wallonia
- Main inland port : Port of Liège - third inland port in Europe
- Other harbours: Charleroi and Namur
- Inland waterways: 451 km
- Rail network: 1,605 km
- Roads: 866 km
- Main airports:
- Passenger travel: Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Number of passengers 2.4 million (2007)
- Freight: Liège Airport - 489,870 tonnes in 2007
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