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This article is a comparison of the Benelux countries .
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This article is a comparison of the Benelux countries .
| Country | Area (km²) | Land area (km²) | Water area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium [1] | 30,528 [1] | 30,278 [1] | 250 [1] |
 Netherlands [2] | 41,543 [2] | 33,893 [2] | 7,650 [2] |
 Luxembourg [3] | 2,586 [3] | 2,586 [3] | 0 [3] |
| Country | Political systems | Power source | Power structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium [1] | Parliamentary system | Constitutional monarchy | Federal state |
| Netherlands [2] | Parliamentary system | Unitary state | |
| Luxembourg [3] | Parliamentary system | ||
 Aruba [4] | Parliamentary system | ||
 Curaçao [5] | Parliamentary system | ||
 Sint Maarten [6] | Parliamentary system |
| Country | Council of Europe | Benelux Union | ECHR | European Union | NATO | OECD a | United Nations | WTO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 5 May 1949 | Yes | Yes | 1958 | 4 April 1949 | 13 September 1961 | 27 December 1945 | Yes |
| Netherlands | 5 May 1949 | Yes | Yes | 1958 | 4 April 1949 | 13 September 1961 | 10 December 1945 | Yes |
| Luxembourg | 5 May 1949 | Yes | Yes | 1958 | 4 April 1949 | 7 December 1961 | 24 October 1945 | Yes |
a Luxembourg, Netherlands and Belgium were among the founders of the predecessor of the OECD, the OEEC, in 1948
| Country | GDP total (PPP) [7] [8] | GDP per capita (PPP) [9] [10] | GDP total (nominal) [11] [12] | GDP per capita (nominal) [13] [14] | Gini [15] | HDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |  $723.090 billion(37th) | $62,065 (20th) | $589.491 billion (26th) | $50,598 (17nd) |  25.1 | 0.937 (13th) |
| Netherlands | $1,226.656 billion (28th) | $69,715 (12nd) |  $990.583 billion(19th) | $56,298 (13nd) | 26.8 | 0.941 (10th) |
| Luxembourg | $91.107 billion (97th) | $141,587 (1st) | $82.154 billion (72nd) | $127,673 (1st) |  32.3 | 0.930 (17th) |
| Country | Population | Density (per km²) | Immigration (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 11,250,585 | 363.6 | 2.9 |
| Netherlands | 17,000,059 | 407.8 | 11.1 |
| Luxembourg | 562,958 | 194.1 | 44.5 |
| Country | Internet TLD | ISO 3166 code | Calling code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | .be | BE | +32 |
| Netherlands | .nl, .bq | NL | +31, +599 |
| Luxembourg | .lu | LU | +352 |
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