Population

Number of inhabitants: 10 million
Population: 55% Flemish
33% Walloons (French speaking)
2% German speaking
10% immigrants
Capital: Brussels
Principal university cities: Brussels, Louvain, Ghent, Mons, Liège, Bruges, Antwerp, and Charleroi.
Official languages: Flemish, French, and German
Number of students: 360,000 (in 1996)
Number of foreign students: 35,000
Countries of origin of foreign students: France, Germany, Italy, etc.