Agriculture
- Total Area: 30,528 sq km
- Land Area: 30,278 sq km
- Water Area: 250 sq km
- Climate description: temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
- Terrain description: flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast
- Arable Land Use: 27.06%
- Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.72%
- Irrigated Land: 233.5 sq km
- Total Renewable Water Resources: 18.3 cu km
- Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 6.22 cu km/yr
- Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 589.8 cu m/yr
- Natural Hazards description: flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes
- Environmental Current Issues: the environment is exposed to intense pressures from human activities: urbanization, dense transportation network, industry, extensive animal breeding and crop cultivation; air and water pollution also have repercussions for neighboring countries; uncertainties regarding federal and regional responsibilities (now resolved) had slowed progress in tackling environmental challenges
- Total Labor Force: 5.19 million
- % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 2%
- Agricultural Products description: sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk