_#_Death rate: 11 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Infant mortality rate: 6 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

_#_Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 81 years female (1991)

_#_Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (1991)

_#_Nationality: noun—Belgian(s); adjective—Belgian

_#_Ethnic divisions: Fleming 55%, Walloon 33%, mixed or other 12%

_#_Religion: Roman Catholic 75%, remainder Protestant or other

_#_Language: Flemish (Dutch) 56%, French 32%, German 1%; legally bilingual 11%; divided along ethnic lines

_#_Literacy: 99% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)