Belgium

Edition of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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Belgium by the numbers

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Population: 11,941,781; Belgium; World Bank, 2025
Change over 5 years: +3.5%; Belgium; World Bank, 2020 to 2025
GDP per person: $60,750; Belgium; World Bank, 2025
Unemployment rate: 5.9%; Belgium; World Bank, 2025
Living in urban areas: 87.7%; Belgium; World Bank, 2025
Life expectancy at birth: 82.3years; Belgium; World Bank, 2024

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Astrophysics immersed in ice: Francis Halzen from Antarctica to the Nobel Prize

The headline connects the field of astrophysics with ice and mentions Francis Halzen's journey from Antarctica to receiving a Nobel Prize. The article does not provide details on this connection.

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