The Brussels metropolitan area (; ) is the

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. The metropolitan area covers three regions with an area of . The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Brussels,

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and Vilvoorde.

Economy

In 2021 Brussels' gross metropolitan product was €163.3 billion. This puts Brussels in

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place among cities in

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Economy

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