Passport/Visa Requirements: Canadian and U.S. citizens need passports but not visas. Reconfirm travel document requirements with your carrier before departure.
Population: 10,379,067.
Languages: Dutch, French, German (all official)..
Predominant Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic, Protestant)..
Time Zone: 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+1 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
Voltage Requirements: 220 volts.
Telephone Codes: 32, country code; 2,city code for Brussels; 3,city code for Antwerp;
For More Information
Tourist OfficesBelgium: For Flanders (northern Belgium) and Brussels: Belgian Tourist Information Center, Rue du Marche aux Herbes 63, 1000 Brussels. Phone 02-504-0390. Fax 02-504-0270. For Wallonia (Brussels and southern Belgium): TIB, Hotel de Ville de Bruxelles, Grand Place, 1000 Brussels. Phone 02-513-8940. http://www.belgiumtheplaceto.be.
Canada: Belgian Tourist Office, P.O. Box 760, Succursale N.D.G., Montreal, PQ H4A 3S2. Phone 514-457-2888. Fax 514-457-9447.
U.S.: Belgian Tourist Office, 780 Third Ave., Suite 1501, New York, NY 10017. Phone 212-758-8130. Fax 212-355-7675. http://www.visitbelgium.com.
Belgian Embassies
Canada: Embassy of Belgium, 80 Elgin St., Fourth Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 1B7. Phone 613-236-7267. Fax 613-236-7882. There are also consulates in Montreal and Toronto.
U.S.: Embassy of Belgium, 3330 Garfield St. N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202-333-6900. Fax 202-333-3079. There are also consulates in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.
Embassies in Belgium
Canadian Embassy, Ave. de Tervueren 2, 1040 Brussels. Phone 02-741-0611. Fax 02-741-0643.
U.S. Embassy, Blvd. du Regent 27, 1000 Brussels. Phone 02-508-2111. Fax 02-511-2725.
Additional Reading
A Tall Man in a Low Land by Harry Pearson (Trafalgar Square).
