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Wallonia | Facts and figures

territory

    Wallonia Belgium
Surface area sq.km 16845 30518
Built up (200)   13.9 % 19.5 %

population

    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

    Wallonia Belgium
GDP (2006) € millions 73,838.8 316,621.8
GDP per capita (2006) EU27=100 88 120
Growth (2006)   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
   
Switzerland
1,45
   
Others
7,92
   
 

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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