BELGIUM

BELGIUM

Water
1. Consumption
  1. There are more than 62 water supply utilities
  2. Wallonia satisfies 55% of the national needs in drinking water (37% of the population)
  3. The Walloon and Brussels Regions have set up Social Funds for Water
2. Use
  1. Water energy
  2. Mining and agriculture
Education
1. Communities organise and fund their education sistem autonomously
2. Compulsory between 6 and 18 years old
  Annotations:
  - Ghent University (Picture)
3. It is regulated and financed by Flemish, French and German-Speaking
Life Expectations
1. Belgium has a literacy rate of 99%
2. THE LIFE EXPECTANCY IS: Male 78, female 83 and total life expectancy is 80.5 which gives Belgium a World Life Expectancy ranking of 26.
3. 85% of Belgians live in towns and cities
4. Nearly 80% of the population of Belgium is Roman Catholic
Job Opportunities
1. Brussels account for 42,8% of IT jobs
2. Antwerp, Brabant and Flanders are highly industrialised regions and account for 49,8% of IT jobs
3. Southern Belgium is caracterised by mining, agriculture and tourism and thus only accounts for 2,5% of IT jobs in Belgium

Resource summary

	Created by Danna García Rico over 8 years ago