)$1, 759, 299, 000, 000 (2018 est. )$1, 695, 300, 000, 000 (2017 est. )$473. 129 billion (2019 est. 546 billion (2018 est. )$463. 706 billion (2017 est. ) Imports - commoditiescars and vehicle parts, packaged medicines, crude petroleum, refined petroleum, medical cultures/vaccines (2019)cars, refined petroleum, packaged medicines, medical cultures/vaccines, diamonds, natural gas (2019) Imports - partnersNetherlands 9%, China 8%, France 7%, Belgium 6%, Poland 6%, Italy 6%, Czechia 5%, United States 5% (2019)Netherlands 16%, Germany 13%, France 10%, United States 8%, Ireland 5%, China 5% (2019) Debt - external$5, 671, 463, 000, 000 (2019 est. )$5, 751, 408, 000, 000 (2018 est.
7%Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - N-VA 16. 0%, VB 11. 9%, PS 9. 5%, CD&V 8. 9%, PVDA+/PTB 8. 62%, Open VLD 8. 5%, MR 7. 6%, SP. A 6. 7%, Ecolo 6. 1%, Groen 6. 1%, CDH 3. 7%, Defi 2. 2%, PP 1. 1%, other 20. 1%; seats by party - N-VA 25, VB 18, PS 20, CD&V 12, PVDA+PTB 12, Open VLD 12, MR 14, SP. A 9, Ecolo 13, Groen 8, CDH 5, Defi 2; composition - men 86, women 64, percent of women 42. 7%note: the 1993 constitutional revision that further devolved Belgium into a federal state created three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; this reality leaves six governments, each with its own legislative assembly; changes above occurred since the sixth state reform Judicial branchhighest courts: Federal Court of Justice (court consists of 127 judges, including the court president, vice presidents, presiding judges, other judges and organized into 25 Senates subdivided into 12 civil panels, 5 criminal panels, and 8 special panels); Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht (consists of 2 Senates each subdivided into 3 chambers, each with a chairman and 8 members)judge selection and term of office: Federal Court of Justice judges selected by the Judges Election Committee, which consists of the Secretaries of Justice from each of the 16 federated states and 16 members appointed by the Federal Parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; Federal Constitutional Court judges - one-half elected by the House of Representatives and one-half by the Senate; judges appointed for 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 68subordinate courts: Federal Administrative Court; Federal Finance Court; Federal Labor Court; Federal Social Court; each of the 16 federated states or Land has its own constitutional court and a hierarchy of ordinary (civil, criminal, family) and specialized (administrative, finance, labor, social) courts; two English-speaking commercial courts opened in late 2020 in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg - English-speaking Stuttgart Commercial Court and English-speaking Mannheim Commercial Courthighest courts: Constitutional Court or Grondwettelijk Hof (in Dutch) and Cour Constitutionelle (in French) (consists of 12 judges - 6 Dutch-speaking and 6 French-speaking); Supreme Court of Justice or Hof van Cassatie (in Dutch) and Cour de Cassation (in French) (court organized into 3 chambers: civil and commercial; criminal; social, fiscal, and armed forces; each chamber includes a Dutch division and a French division, each with a chairperson and 5-6 judges)judge selection and term of office: Constitutional Court judges appointed by the monarch from candidates submitted by Parliament; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 70; Supreme Court judges appointed by the monarch from candidates submitted by the High Council of Justice, a 44-member independent body of judicial and non-judicial members; judges appointed for lifesubordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; regional courts; specialized courts for administrative, commercial, labor, immigration, and audit issues; magistrate's courts; justices of the peace Political parties and leadersAlliance '90/Greens [Annalena BAERBOCK and Robert HABECK]Alternative for Germany or AfD [Alexander GAULAND - Honorary President, Joerg MEUTHEN and Tino CHRUPALLA]Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Armin LASCHET]Christian Social Union or CSU [Markus SOEDER]Free Democratic Party or FDP [Christian LINDNER]The Left or Die Linke [Janine WISSLER and Susanne HENNING-WELLSOW]Social Democratic Party or SPD [Saskia ESKEN and Norbert WALTER-BORJANS]Flemish parties: Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V [Joachim COENS]Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD [Egbert LACHAERT]Groen or Green [Meyrem ALMACI] (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens)New Flemish Alliance or N-VA [Bart DE WEVER]Social Progressive Alternative or SP.
Its role as a regional logistical hub makes its economy vulnerable to shifts in foreign demand, particularly with EU trading partners. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries, and the port of Zeebrugge conducts almost half its trade with the United Kingdom alone, leaving Belgium's economy vulnerable to the outcome of negotiations on the UK's exit from the EU. Belgium's GDP grew by 1. 7% in 2017 and the budget deficit was 1. 5% of GDP.
govhttps://de. usembassy. gov/consulate(s) general: Dusseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munichchief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Nicholas BERLINER (since 20 January 2021)embassy: 27 Boulevard du Regent [Regentlaan], B-1000 Brusselsmailing address: 7600 Brussels Place, Washington DC 20521-7600telephone: [32] (2) 811-4000FAX: [32] (2) 811-4500email address and website: uscitizenBrussels@state. govhttps://be. gov/ Flag descriptionthree equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold; these colors have played an important role in German history and can be traced back to the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Emperor - a black eagle with red claws and beak on a gold fieldthree equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red; the vertical design was based on the flag of France; the colors are those of the arms of the duchy of Brabant (yellow lion with red claws and tongue on a black field) National anthemname: "Das Lied der Deutschen" (Song of the Germans)lyrics/music: August Heinrich HOFFMANN VON FALLERSLEBEN/Franz Joseph HAYDNnote: adopted 1922; the anthem, also known as "Deutschlandlied" (Song of Germany), was originally adopted for its connection to the March 1848 liberal revolution; following appropriation by the Nazis of the first verse, specifically the phrase, "Deutschland, Deutschland ueber alles" (Germany, Germany above all) to promote nationalism, it was banned after 1945; in 1952, its third verse was adopted by West Germany as its national anthem; in 1990, it became the national anthem for the reunited Germanyname: "La Brabanconne" (The Song of Brabant)lyrics/music: Louis-Alexandre DECHET[French] Victor CEULEMANS [Dutch]/Francois VAN CAMPENHOUTnote: adopted 1830; according to legend, Louis-Alexandre DECHET, an actor at the theater in which the revolution against the Netherlands began, wrote the lyrics with a group of young people in a Brussels cafe International law organization participationaccepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdictionaccepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction National symbol(s)eagle; national colors: black, red, yellowgolden rampant lion; national colors: red, black, yellow Citizenshipcitizenship by birth: nocitizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a German citizen or a resident alien who has lived in Germany at least 8 yearsdual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission from governmentresidency requirement for naturalization: 8 yearscitizenship by birth: nocitizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Belgiumdual citizenship recognized: yesresidency requirement for naturalization: 5 years Economy Economy - overviewThe German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment.
)improved: urban: 100% of populationrural: 100% of populationtotal: 100% of populationunimproved: urban: 0% of populationrural: 0% of populationtotal: 0% of population (2017 est. ) Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of populationrural: 100% of populationtotal: 100% of populationunimproved: urban: 0% of populationrural: 0% of populationtotal: 0% of population (2017 est. ) Major cities - population3. 567 million BERLIN (capital), 1. 789 million Hamburg, 1. 553 million Munich, 1.
) Agriculture - productsmilk, sugar beet, wheat, barley, potatoes, pork, maize, rye, rapeseed, triticalesugar beet, milk, potatoes, wheat, pork, lettuce, poultry, maize, barley, pears Exports$2, 004, 158, 000, 000 (2019 est. )$1, 984, 745, 000, 000 (2018 est. )$1, 937, 273, 000, 000 (2017 est. )$474. 278 billion (2019 est. )$469. 48 billion (2018 est. )$466. 732 billion (2017 est. ) Exports - commoditiescars and vehicle parts, packaged medicines, aircraft, medical cultures/vaccines, industrial machinery (2019)cars and vehicle parts, refined petroleum, packaged medicines, medical cultures/vaccines, diamonds, natural gas (2019) Exports - partnersUnited States 9%, France 8%, China 7%, Netherlands 6%, United Kingdom 6%, Italy 5%, Poland 5%, Austria 5% (2019)Germany 17%, France 14%, Netherlands 13%, United Kingdom 8%, United States 6%, Italy 5% (2019) Imports$1, 804, 453, 000, 000 (2019 est.
)$1, 317, 513, 000, 000 (2019 est. )$1, 332, 358, 000, 000 (2018 est. ) Exchange rateseuros (EUR) per US dollar -0. 82771 (2020 est. 90338 (2019 est. 87789 (2018 est. 885 (2014 est. 7634 (2013 est. )euros (EUR) per US dollar -0. ) Fiscal yearcalendar yearcalendar year Public debt63. 9% of GDP (2017 est. )67. 9% of GDP (2016 est. )note: general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF. 2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.
5 km Maritime claimsterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitationterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: geographic coordinates define outer limitcontinental shelf: median line with neighbors Climatetemperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) windtemperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy Terrainlowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in southflat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast Elevation extremeshighest point: Zugspitze 2, 963 mlowest point: Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.
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