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Key figures

Limburg is the southernmost province of the Netherlands and borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the west and south. The river Meuse flows through Limburg for 160 kilometres and links the region with the main ports Rotterdam and Antwerp.

 

Indicator

Limburg 

Netherlands 

Inhabitants 1-1-2010

1,122,600

16,485,800

Labour force 2009

   510,000 

  7,753,000 

Unemployment rate dec.2009

     8.2%

       6.8% 

GDP growth 2010 (prognosis)    

     0.7%

       1.4% 

Spendable household income 2008

 € 31,400

  € 33,500 

Source: CBS, ING Bank    

 
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