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ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATIONS

Brussels EnvironmentGulledelle, 100, Gulledelle, 1200 Brussels T 02 775 75 11info@ibgebim.be www.ibgebim.be

Brussels Enterprise Agency (BEA)Tour & Taxis Havenlaan, 86C box 211, Av. du Port, 1000 Brussels T 02 422 00 20info@bao.irisnet.be www.abe-bao.be

Brussels Guaranty FundStassartstraat, 32, Rue de Stassart, 1050 Brussels T 02 548 22 99bruxelles@srib.be www.fondsbruxelloisdegarantie.be

Brussels Institute for Scientific Research and Innovation Domain Latour de Freins, Engelandstraat, 555, rue Engeland,1180 Brussels T 02 600 50 25info@irsib.irisnet.be www.irsib.irisnet.be

Brussels Public Transport AuthorityGuldenvlieslaan, 15, Av. de la Toison d'Or, 1050 Brussels T 02 515 20 00

www.stib.irisnet.be

Brussels-Capital Region Housing FundZomerstraat, 73, Rue de l'Eté 1050 Brussels T 02 504 32 11

www.fondsdulogement.be

Brussels Regional Development AuthorityGabrielle Petitstraat, 6, Rue Gabrielle Petit, 1080 Brussels T 02 422 51 11info@sdrb.irisnet.be www.sdrb.irisnet.be

Brussels Regional Employment OfficeAnspachlaan, 65, Bld Anspach, 1000 Brussels T 02 505 14 11 and 02 505 77 77info@actiris.be www.actiris.be

Brussels Region Housing AuthorityJourdanstraat, 45-55, Rue Jourdan, 1060 Brussels T 02 533 19 11slrb@slrb.irisnet.be www.slrb.irisnet.be

Brussels Regional Investment AuthorityStassartstraat, 32, Rue de Stassart, 1050 Brussels T 02 548 22 11contact@srib.be www.srib.be

Brussels Sanitation Agencyde Broquevillelaan, 12, Av. de Broqueville, 1150 Brussels T 02 778 08 11louis@bruxelles-proprete.be www.bruxelles-proprete.be

Fire Brigade and Ambulance ServiceHelihavenlaan, 15, Av. de l'Héliport, 1000 Brussels T 02 208 81 11

www.siamu.irisnet.be

Port of BrusselsRedersplein, 6, Place des Armateurs, 1000 Brussels T 02 420 67 00portdebruxelles@port.irisnet.be www.portdebruxelles.irisnet.be

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METEOROLOGY (SOURCE: IRM-KMI) UNIT 2007 NORMAL

average temperature °C 11.5 9.7temperature: average max. °C 15.3 13.8temperature: average min. °C 7.8 6.7precipitation days 204 207precipitation mm 879 805

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AREA POPULATION DENSITY

(source: INS-NIS) SQ.KM 2008 INH./SQ.KM

Brussels-Capital Region 161.4 1 048 491 6 497% Bel 0.53% 9.83%

MUNICIPALITY SQ.KM INHAB. INH./SQ.KM

French name/Dutch name (if different)Anderlecht 17.7 99 085 5 584Auderghem/Oudergem 9.0 30 086 3 331Berchem-Ste-Agathe/St-Agatha-Berchem 2.9 20 976 7 112Bruxelles/Brussel 32.6 148 873 4 566Etterbeek 3.1 42 902 13 623Evere 5.0 34 727 6 920Forest/Vorst 6.2 48 906 7 827Ganshoren 2.5 21 743 8 856Ixelles/Elsene 6.3 79 768 12 573Jette 5.0 44 601 8 844Koekelberg 1.2 19 020 16 222Molenbeek-St-Jean/St-Jans-Molenbeek 5.9 83 674 14 202Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis 2.5 45 235 17 917St-Josse-ten-Noode/St-Joost-ten-Node 1.1 24 078 21 079Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek 8.1 116 039 14 255Uccle/Ukkel 22.9 76 732 3 349Watermael-Boitsfort/Watermaal-Bosvoorde 12.9 24 134 1 866Woluwe-St-Lambert/St-Lambrechts-Woluwe 7.2 49 261 6 818Woluwe-St-Pierre/St-Pieters-Woluwe 8.9 38 651 4 367

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THE REGION OF BRUSSELS-CAPITAL

Council of the Region of Brussels-CapitalLombardstraat, 73, Rue du Lombard, 1005 Brussels T 02 549 62 11parlement@bruparl.irisnet.be www.parlbru.irisnet.be

GovernmentPrivate Office of the Minister-PresidentHertogstraat, 7-9, Rue Ducale, 1000 Brussels T 02 506 32 11info@picque.irisnet.be www.brussel.irisnet.be

MinistryGeneral Secretariat - City CenterKruidtuinlaan, 20, Bld du Jardin Botanique, 1035 Brussels T 02 204 21 11info@mrbc.irisnet.be www.brussel.irisnet.be

Governor of the Brussels-Capital DistrictHertogstraat, 33, Rue Ducale, 1000 Brussels T 02 507 99 11secr.gouv@brugouverneur.irisnet.be www.brugouverneur.irisnet.be

ABBREVIATIONS / SOURCES

ACED-AKRED: Land Registry AdministrationBCR: Brussels-Capital RegionBel: BelgiumBISA: Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysisbln: billionDGSIE-ADSEI: FPS Economy - Directorate-general Statistics BelgiumEUR: euroFIGAZ-FIGAS: Gas Industry FederationFPE-BFE: Federation of Electricity Producers and DistributorsHSO: Health and Social issues ObservatoryIBDE-BIWD: Brussels Intermunicipal Water Distribution AuthorityIBGE-BIM: Brussels Institute for Environmental ControlILO: International Labour OrganizationINAMI-RIZIV: Health and Invalidity Insurance OfficeINASTI-RSVZ: National Social Security Office for the Self-employedIRM-KMI: Royal Meteorological Institute of BelgiumKTOE: kilo tons of oil equivalentmio: millionNACE-BEL: Belgian version of NACE-rev1 of the European CommunityONEM-RVA: National Employment OfficeONSS-RSZ: Social Security OfficeSNCB-NMBS: Belgian National Railway CompanySTIB-MIVB: Brussels Public Transport Authority

COLOPHON

R.E.: F. Résimont, Ministry of the Brussels-Capital Region,Kruidtuinlaan 20 Bld du Jardin Botanique, B-1035 BrusselsCreation: Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis Cover photo: Department of External Communication

© 2008 Brussels-Capital Region. All rights reserved.Editions: IRIS-D/2008/6374/181

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THE PARLIAMENT

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THE COMPETENCES OF THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION

� Civil service � Economy� Employment policy� Energy policy� Environment and water policy� External relations� Finances and budgeting� Fire fighting and emergency medical assistance� Foreign trade� Housing and urban renewal� Local authorities� Monuments and sites� Public cleanliness� Public works� Scientific research� Town and country planning� Transport and mobility

COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE REGION COUNCIL

THE GOVERNMENT

Charles Picqué, Minister-President in charge (PS)of Local Authorities, Town Planning, Monuments andSites, Urban Renewal, Housing, Public Cleaning Cooperation and Development, Foreign Trade

Guy Vanhengel, Minister in charge of Finance, (VLD)Budget and Foreign Relations

Benoît Cerexhe, Minister in charge of Employment, (CDH)Economy, Scientific Research, Brussels Regional Fire Brigadeand Emergency Medical Service

Evelyne Huytebroeck, Minister in charge of Environment, (Ecolo)Energy and Water Policy

Pascal Smet, Minister in charge of Mobility and Public (SP.A-Spirit)Works

Françoise Dupuis, State Secretary in charge of Housing (PS)and Town and Country Planning

Brigitte Grouwels, State Secretary in charge of Public Employees, (CD&V)Equal Opportunities and the Port of Brussels

Emir Kir, State Secretary in charge of Public Cleaning and (PS)Monuments and Sites

French-speaking elected = 72:Parti Socialiste PS 26Mouvement Réformateur MR 24Centre Démocrate Humaniste CDH 11Ecolo Ecolo 7Front National FN 4

Duch-speaking elected = 17:Vlaams Belang VB 5Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten VLD 4Socialistische Partij + Spirit SP.A-Spirit 3Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams CD&V 3GROEN! GROEN! 1Indépendant 1

NEXT REGIONAL ELECTION DAYSIS JUNE 7th, 2009

Independant 1GROEN! 1

PS 26

MR 24 CDH 11

Ecolo 7

FN 4

VB 5

VLD 4

SP.A-Spirit 3CD&V 3

-500 0 500 0-4

10-14 20-24 30-34 40-44 50-54 60-64 70-74 80-84

90+Men

Brussels-Capital Region

Women

-500 0 500 0-4

10-14 20-24 30-34 40-44 50-54 60-64 70-74 80-84

90+Men Women

Belgium

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POPULATION (SOURCE: DGSIE-ADSEI) UNIT 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 BEL 2008TOTAL POPULATION 1000 1 000 1 007 1 019 1 031 1 048 10 667

male % 48 48 48 48 48 49female % 52 52 52 52 52 51aged 65 years or above % 16 15 15 15 15 17aged under 20 years % 24 24 24 24 24 23births ‰ 14 15 15 15 15 11deaths ‰ 10 10 10 10 9 9internal migration balance (migration between BCR and the rest of Belgium) % -1.01 -1.20 -1.22 -1.22 -1.22external migration balance (migration between BCR and foreign countries) % 1.63 1.80 1.95 1.95 2.21 0.55

Total population of Belgian population of Foreign population ofBrussels-Capital Region Brussels-Capital Region Brussels-Capital Regionin percentage of the in percentage of the in percentage of thetotal population Belgian population foreign populationof Belgium in 2008 of Belgium in 2008 of Belgium in 2008

BELGIAN POPULATION 1000 736 742 745 748 753 9 695

male % 47 47 47 48 48 49female % 53 53 53 52 52 51aged 65 years or above % 18 18 18 17 17 18aged under 20 years % 26 26 26 26 27 24births ‰ 16 16 16 17 17 11deaths ‰ 13 12 12 11 11 10internal migration balance % -1.14 -1.31 -1.36 -1.34 -1.33external migration balance % -0.10 -0.10 -0.07 -0.10 -0.10 -0.06

FOREIGN POPULATION 1000 263 265 274 284 295 971

male % 50 50 50 50 50 51female % 50 50 50 50 50 49aged 65 years or above % 8 8 8 50 50 12aged under 20 years % 18 18 18 18 18 17births ‰ 11 11 12 13 12 10deaths ‰ 4 4 4 4 4 6internal migration balance % -0.66 -0.88 -0.86 -0.98 -0.94external migration balance % 6.46 7.12 7.47 8.44 8.11 6.69

MOST REPRESENTED FOREIGN NATIONALITIES 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

European Union (14 countries) 1000 144 145 145 146 147 585European Union (10 new countries) 1000 7 9 10 13 17 33Romania + Bulgaria (joined EU in 2007) 1000 2.8 3.5 4.9 7.1 7.1 14.1Marocco, Algeria and Tunisia 1000 47 45 45 44 44 92Turkey 1000 12 12 11 11 11 39

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964,405 inhabitants

BISA-IBSA

MAP: POPULATION

1 048 491 inhabitants

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POPULATION (CONTINUATION)HOUSEHOLD TYPES UNIT 2005 2006 2007 2007 BEL 2007

NUMBER IN % NUMBER IN %TOTAL 1000 491 496 500 100.0 4 523 100.0

non-family households� single men 1000 117 118 119 23.8 692 15.3� single women 1000 129 129 129 25.7 805 17.8� persons without a family nucleus * 1000 24 25 26 5.1 260 5.8

households with one family nucleus *� married couples without children 1000 65 65 64 12.8 953 21.1� married couples with unmarried children 1000 87 88 89 17.8 1 131 25.0� fathers with unmarried children 1000 15 15 16 3.1 184 4.1� mothers with unmarried children 1000 51 53 54 10.8 443 9.8

households with two or more family nuclei * 1000 3 3 3 0.7 38 0.8

household type unknown 1000 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.04 1.8 0.04

* A family nucleus consists at least of a legally wedded couple with or without unmarried children,or consists of a father or a mother with one or more unmarried children (a family nucleus can be a part of a household)..

SIZE HOUSEHOLDS UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

average size households 1 2.02 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.04 2.31

MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

marriages ‰ 5.34 5.56 5.21 5.26 5.35 4.48divorces ‰ 5.67 5.70 5.59 5.67 5.77 2.92

6 persons and more2.8%

Single men23.8%

Single women25.7%

Other households50.5%

2 persons23.7%

3 persons11.5%

4 persons8.6%

5 persons3.9%

Brussels-Capital Region 2007: 500.249 households

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BUILDING STOCK (SOURCES: DGSIE-ADSEI AND ACED-AKRED) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

residential buildings (park) 1000 156.7 157.2 157.6 158.2 159.2 3 587.5construction (1) buildings 1000 0.359 0.371 0.425 0.297 0.268 25.737

accomodations 1000 2.258 2.400 3.159 2.643 2.453 50.037transformation (1) buildings 1000 0.480 1.096 1.186 1.238 1.114 25.140

accomodations 1000 0.779 1.783 2.118 1.968 1.961 29.610non-residential buildings 1000 36.5 36.2 35.8 35.5 34.8 737.3

construction (1) buildings 1000 0.041 0.042 0.033 0.038 0.032 3.971accomodations 1000 0.035 0.187 0.029 0.024 0.031 1.033

transformation (1) buildings 1000 0.110 0.168 0.17 0.143 0.140 5.340accomodations 1000 0.054 0.214 0.183 0.219 0.222 1.101

(1) number of housing starts

DWELLINGS IN (SOURCES: DGSIE-ADSEI AND ACED-AKRED) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

TOTAL 1000 517.0 521.3 526.7 534.8 545.3 4 996.1terraced houses 1000 200.2 199.5 198.9 198.2 197.9 1 330.3semi-attached houses 1000 17.0 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.2 917.8detached houses 1000 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 1 342.7apartments 1000 245.5 250.8 257.3 266.4 278.2 1 078.5commercial buildings 1000 48.1 47.8 42.7 46.8 45.7 238.9other buildings 1000 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 87.9

REAL ESTATE (SOURCE: DGSIE-ADSEI) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

property salesresidential 1 11 089 14 527 12 871 14 178 13 095 121 127non-residential 1 950 1 358 1 885 1 821 ... ...

average pricesordinary houses 1 98 165 113 394 245 339 280 022 307 982 163 534apartments, flats and studio 1 74 345 89 309 151 153 166 913 178 124 167 189

INTERNET (SOURCE: DGSIE-ADSEI) UNIT 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

% householdsTotal home access % 48 51 58 60Broadband connection % 38 44 53 57

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11 %

12%

Number of property sales in the Brussels-Capital Region in percentage of the toal propertysales in Belgium in 2006

Number of dwellingsin the Brussels-Capital Regionin percentage of the totalof dwellings in Belgium in 2007

1514

EDUCATION UNIT 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- BEL 2006(SOURCES: COMMUNAUTÉ FRANÇAISE, VLAAMSE GEMEENSCHAP AND FONDATION UNIVERSITAIRE-UNIVERSITAIRE STICHTING) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007

LEVEL :nursery school French-speaking 1000 35.0 35.7 38.8 38.9 39.7 175.7(pupils) Dutch-speaking 1000 10.3 10.5 10.9 11.1 11.2 235.3primary education French-speaking 1000 66.3 68.8 68.8 68.7 68.8 316.6(pupils) Dutch-speaking 1000 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.6 13.8 414.0secondary education French-speaking 1000 72.1 74.2 74.7 75.2 75.6 372.1(pupils) Dutch-speaking 1000 12.0 12.0 12.6 12.5 13.4 457.5higher education French-speaking 1000 27.8 26.8 27.2 27.6 27.5 82.9(enrolments) Dutch-speaking 1000 12.1 12.4 11.7 11.2 11.0 102.5university French-speaking 1000 24.9 25.7 26.2 … … 65.5 (1)(enrolments) Dutch-speaking 1000 10.2 10.2 9.9 … … 73.8 (1)

(1) 2004-2005

HEALTH

LIFE EXPECTANCY (SOURCE : DGSIE-ADSEI) UNIT 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 BEL 2006

men years 73.56 75.12 76.29 76.49 76.90 77.01women years 80.52 81.39 82.10 82.26 81.99 82.65

NUMBERS OF DOCTORS PER 100 000 INHABITANTS 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 BEL 2006

663 692 609 603 597 401

MEDICAL STAFF (SOURCE: INAMI-RIZIV) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

doctors (BCR = home place) 1000 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 42.8among whom generalists 1000 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 17.9among whom specialists 1000 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 21.5among whom trainee specialists 1000 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.4

pharmacists 1000 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 12.3dentists 1000 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 8.6midwives } (BCR = work place) 1000 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 5.5nurses 1000 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 62.7

MORTALITY CAUSES BY DISEASES (SOURCE : HSO) UNIT 2002 2003 2004

men women men women men womenTOTAL 1 4 475 5 433 4 469 5 548 4 250 5 254of whichinfectious and parasitical diseases % 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.9 4.0 4.5cancer % 28.9 21.9 27.3 21.8 26.8 21.8nervous system and sensory system % 2.3 3.6 3.1 3.8 2.4 2.9diseases of blood circulation organs % 32.9 38.3 32.4 36.8 30.8 35.6diseases of respiration organs % 13.0 11.5 13.8 12.5 12.2 10.2diseases of digestion organs % 5.0 4.9 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.1

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BRUSSELS LABOUR FORCE (SOURCES: LFS, ACTIRIS)) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

TOTAL 1000 417 430 445 446 461 4 733

EMPLOYED LABOUR FORCE (ESTIMATION) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007TOTAL 1000 352 362 372 368 383 4380

employed within the Brussels-Capital Region 1000 299 309 313 311 321employed elsewhere in Belgium 1000 53 53 55 53 61

UNEMPLOYED LABOUR FORCE UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007registrated unemployed labour force TOTAL 1000 61 68 73 76 77 458ILO unemployed workers TOTAL 1000 65 68 73 78 78 353

men 1000 37 39 41 42 44 174women 1000 28 29 32 36 34 179

ILO unemployment rate TOTAL % 16 16 16 18 17 8men % 16 16 16 17 17 7

women % 15 15 16 18 17 9

LABOUR FORCE MOBILITY (SOURCES: LFS)

situation in 2007

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Commuters from Flemish Region to BCR: 236 600 (34% of Brussels jobs) among which 134 000 (19%)

from Flemish Brabant

From abroad to BCR: unknown

Commuters from BCR to Flemish Region: 40 000 and 10% of the employed labour force among which 30 500 (8%) for Flemish Brabant

Commuters from Walloon Region to BCR: 123 000 (18% of Brussels jobs)

among which 47 000 (7%) from Walloon Brabant

From BCR to abroad: 5 000 (1%)

Commuters from BCR to Walloon Region: 16 400 and 4% of the employed labour force

among which 11 000 (3%) for Walloon Brabant

Brussels employees in BCR: 321 000

(47% of the internal jobs and84% of the employed labour force)

Employment within BCR: 680 000

Total Employed inhabitants of BCR: 383 000

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SALARIED EMPLOYMENT (SOURCE: ONSS-RSZ) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 BEL 2006

activity sectorsNACE-BEL classification

SALARIED WORKERS

TOTAL 1000 617.46 615.58 609.94 610.68 3 657.25agriculture, hunting and forestry % 0 0 0 0 1mining and quarrying % 0 0 0 0 0manufacturing % 6 6 6 5 16electricity, gas and water supply % 1 1 1 1 1construction % 3 3 3 3 6trade and repair % 11 11 11 11 13hotels and restaurants % 4 4 4 4 3transport, storage and communication % 8 8 8 7 7financial intermediation % 11 11 11 10 4real estate, renting and business activities % 14 14 14 14 12public administration % 17 18 17 18 10education % 9 9 10 9 10health and social work % 9 9 9 10 14other community, social and personal service activity % 6 6 6 1 4miscellaneous % 1 1 1 1 0

ESTABLISHMENTS (LOCAL UNITS)TOTAL 1000 32.98 33.40 32.93 33.51 263.61agriculture, hunting and forestry % 0 0 0 0 3mining and quarrying % 0 0 0 0 0manufacturing % 5 5 5 5 8electricity, gas and water supply % 0 0 0 0 0construction % 5 4 4 4 10trade and repair % 24 24 24 24 26hotels and restaurants % 9 9 9 9 9transport, storage and communication % 4 4 4 4 4financial intermediation % 3 4 4 4 4real estate, renting and business activities % 23 22 22 22 14public administration % 2 2 2 2 2education % 2 3 3 3 4health and social work % 7 7 7 7 6other community, social and personal service activity % 13 13 13 13 9miscellaneous % 3 2 2 2 1

Number of local units in Number of salaried workers the Brussels-Capital Region employedin percentage of in theBrussels-Capital Regiontotal number of in percentage oflocal units in total number of salaried workersBelgium in 2006 employed in Belgium in 2006

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13 % 17 %

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EMPLOYMENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (SOURCE: IBSA-BISA) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007European Commission 1 19 764 19 746 19 330 19 707 20 452Economic and Social Committee (ESC) 1 525 618 666 714 757Committee of the Regions (CR) 1 128 128 453 475 502Council of the European Union 1 2 487 2 619 2 882 2 983 3 059European Parliament 1 2 194 2 309 2 606 2 841 3 076North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) 1 1 116 1 131 1 171 1 162 1 176West European Union (WEU) 1 40 40 41 23 20

SALARIED EMPLOYMENT (SOURCE: ONSS-RSZ) UNIT 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 BEL 2006according to the workplaceNUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TOTAL 1000 602.6 617.5 615.6 609.9 610.7 3 657.3private sector % 62 60 61 61 61 70public sector and education % 38 40 39 39 39 30NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS TOTAL 1000 33.3 33.0 33.4 32.9 33.5 263.6private sector % 93 94 93 94 94 93public sector and education % 7 6 7 6 6 7

SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS (SOURCE: INASTI-RSVZ) UNIT 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 BEL 2006according to the place of residence TOTAL 1000 66.9 70.5 71.5 72.9 75.1 873.7agriculture % 1 1 1 1 1 10industry and crafts % 18 17 18 19 20 20trade % 43 44 44 42 41 38liberal professions % 33 32 32 32 33 22services % 5 5 5 5 5 9miscellaneous % 0 0 0 1 1 0

NUMBER OF SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS WHO STARTED THEIR PROFESSIONAL SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS WITH RESIDENCE IN THE BCR IN %ACTIVITY IN BCR DURING THE YEAR (SOURCE: INASTI-RSVZ) OF THE TOTAL SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS IN BELGIUM IN 2006

INCOME AND PERSONAL TAXES (1) (SOURCE: DGSIE-ADSEI) UNIT 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 BEL 2006

EURaverage income per inhabitant 1000 10.56 10.81 10.85 11.31 11.55 13.66average income per declaration 1000 23.89 23.78 23.96 22.34 22.57 24.42

total net taxable income bln 10.26 10.65 10.80 11.35 11.70 143.09total income tax bln 2.90 2.90 2.63 2.76 2.82 33.36

(1) fiscal year relating to income of the previous year

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8 %

Total net taxable income in the BCR in percentage of the net taxable income in Belgium for the fiscal year 2006

Collected personal income tax in the Brussels-Capital Region

in percentage of thetotal collected income tax

in Belgium for the fiscal year 2006

8 % 9 %

9 3238 5497 6846 180

2003 2004 2005 2006

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CARTE: EMPLOI

BISA-IBSA

679 889 employed labourforceat the workplace in 2007

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TRANSPORTS (SOURCES: STIB-MIVB and SNCB-NMBS) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007transport of passengersSTIB-NMBS trips/year TOTAL mio 220.4 239.2 254.8 269.4 277.3

by underground mio 102.5 105.5 114.5 122.5 128.3by tram mio 63.5 66.4 68.8 70.8 73.2by bus mio 54.4 67.3 71.5 76.1 75.8

SNCB-NMBS (railway) passengers/average working day 1000 170.9 184.7 187.7 200.7 207.0 820.6AIRPORTS Total of passengers (arrivals and departures)Zaventem (Brussels Airport) 1000 15 194 15 632 16 179 16 707 17 876Charleroi (Brussels South) 1000 1 803 2 034 1 873 2 166 2 458AIRPORTS Total of movements (takeoffs and landings)Zaventem (Brussels Airport) 1000 252 252 253 255 264Charleroi (Brussels South) 1000 62.8 66 61 66.4 n.c.

NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES (SOURCE: DGSIE-ADSEI) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

TOTAL 1000 590.5 589.6 584.8 584.3 598.6 6 362.2cars 1000 491.6 490.5 486.7 486.3 498.1 5 048.7buses and coaches 1000 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 15.5goods vehicles 1000 69.1 67.6 67.5 67.4 69.0 642.7motorcycles 1000 20.0 20.8 21.6 22.6 23.9 374.7other business vehicles 1000 7.5 6.6 6.8 6.1 5.9 280.5cars/inhabitant 0.49 0.49 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48

ROAD SAFETY (SOURCE: DGSIE-ADSEI) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007

total number of casualties 1 3 421 3 678 5 019 5 063 5 129 66 917died within 30 days 1 30 37 28 26 31 1 067severely injured 1 183 216 289 202 244 7 051slightly injured 1 3 209 3 425 4 702 4 835 4 854 58 799

Motor vehicles registred Road casualties in thein the Brussels-Capital Region Brussels-Capital Regionin percentage of in percentage oftotal number of motor vehicles total number of casualtiesregistred in Belgium in 2007 in Belgium in 2007

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY TYPE(ESTIMATES SOURCES: IBGE, Bruxelles-Environnement, Emis, DGTRE, SPF Economie) UNIT 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 BEL 2006

ktoeNatural Gas 1 773.3 780.6 846.6 822.8 828.2 11 345Electricity 1 399 449 488 495.8 505.7 7 103Fuel 1 483 496 511 489 460.1Petroleum products 1 394 346 329 325.2 281.4 21 288

Other 1 17 11 12 12 12.8 3 403Total 1 2 067 2 083 2 187 2 144 2 089 43 141

ENVIRONMENT (SOURCES: IBGE-BIM AND BRUXELLES PROPERTÉ-NET BRUSSEL) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007total collected domestic waste ton 465 476 477 472 464 -door to door 1000 360 360 355 350 351 -selective collection 1000 105 116 122 122 113 -

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PUBLIC FINANCE BCR (SOURCE: REGION COUNCIL) UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008EUR ADJUSTED ADJUSTED ADJUSTED ADJUSTED ADJUSTED INITIAL

Estimated income mio 1 953.01 2 216.72 2 449.93 2 547.28 2 531.05 2 611.49part BCR of personal taxation % 30 28 28 28 31 32taxation BCR % 47 45 44 49 48 50non-tax income % 11 17 18 15 13 10income from special funds % 12 10 10 8 8 8

Estimated expenditure

working resources mio 2 394.75 2 536.88 2 675.81 3 183.30 3 181.94 3 082.50payment resources mio 2 485.47 2 614.68 2 582.01 2 791.01 2 943.88 3 050.68

gross deficit mio -440.25 -78.66 -46.70 -148.95 -412.93 -439.20instalments mio 129.13 116.07 114.70 118.70 126.02 136.54

TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY (SOURCE: DGSIE-ADSEI) UNIT 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 BEL 2006HOTELS

number of establishments 1 172 173 159 166 166 1 803

ORIGIN OF VISITORS

TOTAL nights spent 1000 4 437 4 548 4 478 4 404 4 571 15 372Belgium % 9.1 9.3 10.9 11.3 12.9 30.8neighbouring countries (1) + United Kingdom % 43.7 44.7 42.6 41.7 40.7 42.3other European Union countries (2) % 17.9 18.9 21.0 21.3 20.7 11.6

total European Union (EU) % 70.8 72.7 71.7 74.4 74.5 84.8

USA % 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.4 3.9Japan % 3.3 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.2China % 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 0.9Switzerland % 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 0.7Russia % 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.6Norway % 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.4Canada % 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.5Turkey % 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.3other countries % 10.9 10.6 11.6 9.9 10.7 6.1

total non-European Union % 29.5 27.7 28.6 25.9 25.5 15.1

(1) France, Germany, Luxemburg and The Netherlands(2) Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,

Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal,Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden

Foreign visitors to the Foreign EU visitors to theBrussels-Capital Region Brussels-Capital Regionin percentage of in percentage of foreign visitors to foreign EU visitors to Belgium in 2006 Belgium in 2006(nights spent) (nights spent)

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30 % 34 %

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CULTURE UNIT 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 BEL 2007CINEMAS (SOURCE: DGSIE-ADSEI)

cinemas 1 70 67 68 67 68 513seated capacity 1000 16 15 16 15 15 112audience 1000 4 588 4 606 4 085 4 322 4 024 22 677

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CULTURAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS DUTCH AND FRENCH ADDRESS: MAP P. 16-17 WWW.BRUSSELSMUSEUMS.BE

Royal Museum of Fine Arts (Musées royaux des beaux-arts) 1Regentschapstraat, 3, Rue de la Régence, 1000 Brussels T 02 508 32 11info@fine-arts-museum.be www.fine-arts-museum.be

St Michael's Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Michel) 2Sint-Goedeleplein, 20, Place Sainte Gudule, 1000 Brussels

Royal Museums of Art & History (Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire) 3Jubelpark, 10, Parc du Cinquantenaire, 1000 Brussels T 02 741 72 11info@kmkg-mrah.be www.kmkg-mrah.be

Bruparck (a.o. Atomium, Mini-Europe,…) 4Eeuwfeestlaan, 20, Bld du Centenaire, Heysel, 1020 Bruxelles T 02 474 83 77

www.bruparck.com

Army & Military History Museum (Musée de l'armée et de l'histoire militaire) 5Jubelpark, 3, Parc du Cinquantenaire, 1000 Brussels T 02 737 78 11infocom@klm-mra.be www.klm-mra.be

Royal Institute of Natural Sciences (Institut royal des sciences naturelles) 6Vautierstraat, 29, Rue Vautier, 1000 Brussels T 02 627 42 11 info@naturalsciences.be www.kbinirsnb.be

Belgain Comic Strip Museum (Centre belge de la bande dessinée) 7Zandstraat, 20, Rue des Sables, 1000 Brussels T 02 219 19 80

www.fumetti.org/cbc/cbc.htm

Autoworld 8Jubelpark, 11, Parc du Cinquantenaire, 1000 Brussels T 02 736 41 65info@autoworld.be www.autoworld.be

Royal Greenhouses (Serres royales de Laeken) 9Koninklijk Paleis van Laken, Château de Laeken, 1020 Brussels T 02 551 34 00 (French), 02 551 34 01 (Dutch), 02 551 34 02 (German)

www.monarchie.be

The Bellevue Museum (a.o. Dynasty Museum (Musée de la Dynastie)) 10Paleizenplein, 7, Place des Palais, 1000 Brussels T 02 512 28 21bellevue@kbs-frb.be www.musbellevue.be/nlintro.htm

Horta Museum (Musée Horta) 11Amerikaanse straat, 25, Rue Américaine, 1060 Brussels T 02 543 04 90info@hortamuseum.be www.hortamuseum.be

Municipality Museum (Musée communal - Maison du Roi) 12Grote Markt, Grand-Place, 1000 Brussels T 02 279 43 50

www.bruxelles.be

Museum of Modern Art Ixelles (Musée des beaux-arts d'Ixelles) 13J. Van Volsemstraat, 71, Rue J. Van Volsem, 1050 Brussels T 02 515 64 21musee-ixelles@skynet.be www.musee-ixelles.be

Museum of Numismatics (Musée numismatique) 14Wildewoudstraat, 10, Rue du Bois Sauvage, 1000 Brussels T 02 221 22 06museum@bnb.be www.bnb.be

Brewery Museum (Musée de la brasserie) 15Grote Markt, 10, Grand Place, 1000 Brussels T 02 511 49 87belgian.brewers@beerparadise.be www.beerparadise.be

Charlier Museum (Musée Charlier) 16Kunstlaan, 16, Avenue des Arts, 1210 Brussels T 02 220 26 90info@charliermuseum.be www.charliermuseum.be

Brussels Urban Transport Museum (Musée du transport urbain bruxellois) 17Tervurenlaan, 364bis, Avenue de Tervueren, 1150 Brussels T 02 515 31 08info@mtub.be www.mtub.be

Home of Erasmus & Beguinage (Maison d'Erasme et petit béguinage) 18Kapittelstraat, 31, Rue du Chapitre, 1070 Brussels T 02 521 13 83erasmushuis.maisonerasme@skynet.be www.erasmushouse.museum/

Brussels "Gueuze" Beer Museum (Musée bruxellois de la gueuze) 19Gheudestraat, 56, Rue Gheude, 1070 Brussels T 02 521 49 28info@cantillon.be www.cantillon.be

Railway Museum (Musée du chemin de fer) 20Noordstation, Vooruitgangstraat, 76Rue du Progrès, Gare du Nord, 1030 Brussels T 02 224 62 79musee@sncb.be

Van Buuren Museum (Musée van Buuren) 21Léo Erreralaan, 41, Avenue Léo Errera, 1180 Brussels T 02 343 48 51info@museumvanbuuren.be www.museumvanbuuren.com

Dome of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart 22Voorplein Basiliek, 1, Parvis de la Basilique, 1081 Brussels T 02 425 88 22

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