Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium · Belgien · Belgique · België

Belgium (BE, BEL) is a country in Western Europe, with Brussels as its capital. The currency is the Euro (EUR, €). The international dialling code is +32 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 0450 00 12 34. The time zone is Europe/Brussels. Official languages: Dutch, French, and German.

CurrencyEUR€

Dial code+32e.g. 0450 00 12 34

Time zoneBrusselsUTC+01:00

LanguageDutch+2 more

CapitalBrussels

Population12M30.5K km²

Overview

Official name: Kingdom of Belgium
Native name: Belgien · Belgique · België
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: BE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: BEL
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 056
IOC code: BEL
Demonym: Belgian
Capital: Brussels
Region: Europe › Western Europe
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Western Europe
European Union
Eurozone
United Nations
Internet domain: .be
Coordinates: 50.83333333, 4
Area: 30,528 km²
Population: 11,977,600
GDP: $751.6B ($62.8K per person)
Literacy: 99%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: 🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇳🇱 Netherlands

Currency

Euro EUR

Symbol: €
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: € 1.234,50

Former currencies: BEF NLG BEL BEC

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population	Writing
Dutch nl	Official	55% (6.6M)
French fr	Official	38% (4.6M)
German de	Official	22% (2.6M)
English en		59% (7.1M)
West Flemish vls		10% (1.2M)
Walloon wa		5.8% (694.7K)	5%

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Europe/Brussels		UTC+01:00	UTC+02:00	Central European Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +32
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: 0
National number length: 8–9 digits
Emergency number: 100 pattern 1(?:0[01]|12)

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	012 34 56 78	+32 12 34 56 78	XXX XX XX XX	8
Mobile	0450 00 12 34	+32 450 00 12 34	XXXX XX XX XX	9
Toll free	0800 12 345	+32 800 12 345	XXXX XX XXX	8
Premium rate	0900 12 345	+32 900 12 345	XXXX XX XXX	8
Shared cost	078 79 12 34	+32 78 79 12 34	XXX XX XX XX	8
Universal access	078 10 23 45	+32 78 10 23 45	XXX XX XX XX	8

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Show the 4 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{3})`	`(?:80\|9)0`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`
`(\d)(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`[239]\|4[23]`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`
`(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`[15-8]`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`
`(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Organization}

{Name}

{Street address}

{Postal code} {City}

Required fields: Street address, City, Postal code

Postal code

Pattern: \d{4}
Examples: 4000 · 1000
Post office lookup: https://www.bpost.be/nl/postcodevalidatie-tool

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 4 days of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: de-BE
en-BE
fr-BE
nl-BE
wa-BE

Number and date formats

As written by the Flemish locale (nl-BE), amounts in EUR.

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7%
Currency (EUR): € 1.234.567,89
Accounting: (€ 1.234.567,89)
Currency, name: 1.234.567,89 euro
Compact short: 1,2 mln.
Compact long: 1,2 miljoen
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilometer per uur
Temperature: 21,5°C
Date, full: vrijdag 27 maart 2026
Date, long: 27 maart 2026
Date, medium: 27 mrt 2026
Date, short: 27/03/2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 mrt 2026, 15:04
Month and year: maart 2026
Weekday: vrijdag
Relative time: gisteren · over 3 dagen · 2 uur geleden
List: and: A, B en C
List: or: A, B of C