Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Belgium
- +32
What every visitor should know about Belgium:
- Money
- The currency is the Euro (EUR). 1 euro is worth about US$1.44.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Brussels
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
Belgium facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 10,414,336
- Language
- Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
- Ethnicity
- Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
Economy
- GDP
- US$38,300 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Very high