| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Dutch, French | Other languages: German |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .be | International Dialling Code: 32 |
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For help planning your trip to Belgium including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Belgium trip planning page.
Further information on Belgium
Discover more about Belgium - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 30,528 sq km (250 sq km under water)
Coastline: 66 km (North Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): France (620km), Germany (167km), Luxembourg (148km), Netherlands (450km)
Highest mountain: Signal de Botrange (694m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Belgium from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 26/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 40/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 15/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 15/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 13/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Kingdom of Belgium Status: Independent Country
Population: 10,449,361 (rank: 83/196) Density: 342.2 people/sq km (rank: 25/196)
Ethnic groups: Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
Religions: Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
GDP (PPP): $421.7 billion GDP per capita: $37,800 (rank: 21/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.