Brussels metropolitan area
Appearance
Brussels metropolitan area
Région métropolitaine de Bruxelles | |
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Metropolitan area | |
![]() Skyline of Brussels | |
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Country | ![]() |
Largest city | Brussels |
Area | |
• Metro | 3,377 km2 (1,304 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Metro | 2,784,967 |
• Metro density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Metro | €200.457 billion (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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The Brussels metropolitan area (known in French as: Région métropolitaine de Bruxelles) is the metropolitan area of Brussels. The metropolitan area covers three regions with an area of 3,377 km2
The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Brussels, Leuven and Vilvoorde.
Area (km2) | Population | GDP[3] | |
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162 | 1,235,192 | €96.513 billion |
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2,118 | 1,146,175 | €63.623 billion |
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1,097 | 403,599 | €24.912 billion |
Brussels metropolitan area | 3,377 | 2,784,966 | €185.048 billion |
Economy
[edit]In 2021 Brussels' gross metropolitan product was €163.3 billion. This puts Brussels in 8th place among cities in European Union.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Structuur van de bevolking | Statbel".
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions".