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The Kingdom of Belgium is a federated sate in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and it is home to the EU headquarters. With a population of 11 million people, it straddles the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe.
Belgium has a strongly globalized economy, and between its central location in a highly industrialized region and the fact that it's transportation infrastructure is well integrated with the rest of Europe, it is the cpr144449003101 world's 15th largest trading nation (2007). The economy is very heavily service oriented, but Belgium has a large export sector that includes machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, and foodstuffs.
