ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 11,555,997 • CAPITAL: Brussels • MAIN CITIES: Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège • VISA: Belgium is party to the
Schengen Agreement. No visa is required for stays of up to 90 days. Sufficient funds and return airline ticket required • HEALTH: No requirements • CURRENCY: Euro = 100 cents • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): 0.89= $1 • TIME: GMT +1 • ELECTRICITY: 220 volts. Adaptor required • DRIVING: On the right. U.S. driving license accepted 90 days • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2022): Jan 1; Apr 17-18; May 1, 26; Jun 5, 6; Jul 21; Aug 15; Nov 1, 11; Dec 25 • LANGUAGE: French, Flemish, German. English is widely spoken • RELIGION: Catholic majority • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +32
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: Brussels International (BRU); Charleroi (CRL); Brussels Midi Railway Station (Eurostar) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 7.5h
INTERNATIONAL MEMBER • Semersah Unie
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Arcade du Cinquantenaire, Brussels
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