Comparison of the Benelux countries

This article is a comparison of the Benelux countries.

Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg form the Benelux

Geography
Country Area (km²) Land area (km²) Water area (km²)
 Belgium[1] 30,528[1] 30,278[1] 250[1]
 Netherlands[2] 41,543 [2] 33,893 [2] 7,650[2]
 Luxembourg[3] 2,586[3] 2,586 [3] 0[3]

    Politics

    Government
    Country Political systems Power source Power structure
     Belgium [1] Parliamentary system Constitutional monarchy Federal state
     Netherlands [2] Parliamentary system Unitary state
     Luxembourg[3] Parliamentary system
     Aruba[4] Parliamentary system
     Curaçao[5] Parliamentary system
     Sint Maarten[6] Parliamentary system

    International organisation membership
    Country Council of Europe Benelux Union ECHR European Union NATO OECDa United Nations WTO
     Belgium 5 May 1949 Yes Yes 1958 4 April 1949 13 September 1961 27 December 1945 Yes
     Netherlands 5 May 1949 Yes Yes 1958 4 April 1949 13 September 1961 10 December 1945 Yes
     Luxembourg 5 May 1949 Yes Yes 1958 4 April 1949 7 December 1961 24 October 1945 Yes

    a Luxembourg, Netherlands and Belgium were among the founders of the predecessor of the OECD, the OEEC, in 1948

    Economy
    Source:
    Country GDP total (PPP)[7][8] GDP per capita (PPP)[9][10] GDP total (nominal)[11][12] GDP per capita (nominal)[13][14] Gini[15] HDI
     Belgium Increase $723.090 billion
    (37th)    		 Increase $62,065
    (20th)    		 Increase $589.491 billion
    (26th)    		 Increase $50,598
    (17nd)    		 Positive decrease 25.1 Increase 0.937
    (13th)
     Netherlands Increase $1,226.656 billion
    (28th)    		 Increase $69,715
    (12nd)    		 Decrease $990.583 billion
    (19th)    		 Decrease $56,298
    (13nd)    		 Positive decrease 26.8 Decrease 0.941
    (10th)
     Luxembourg Increase $91.107 billion
    (97th)    		 Increase $141,587
    (1st)    		 Increase $82.154 billion
    (72nd)    		 Increase $127,673
    (1st)    		 Negative increase 32.3 Increase 0.930
    (17th)

    Demographics
    Country Population Density (per km²) Immigration (%)
     Belgium 11,250,585 363.6 2.9
     Netherlands 17,000,059 407.8 11.1
     Luxembourg 562,958 194.1 44.5

    Telecommunication
    Country Internet TLD ISO 3166 code Calling code
     Belgium .be BE +32
     Netherlands .nl, .bq NL +31, +599
     Luxembourg .lu LU +352

    See also

    References
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    2. "Europe :: Netherlands". CIA The World Factbook.
    3. "Europe :: Luxembourg". CIA The World Factbook.
    4. "Central America and Caribbean :: Aruba". CIA The World Factbook.
    5. "Central America and Caribbean :: Curacao". CIA The World Factbook.
    6. "Central America and Caribbean :: Sint Maarten". CIA The World Factbook.
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