Introduction
Subdivisions
Belgium is divided into three regions, of which the first two (Flanders and Wallonia) are each divided into five provinces (the third being the capital region of Brussels / Bruxelles). The list below shows the names for the provinces (English-Dutch-French-German) with the official names in bold:
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Flanders
Vlaanderen Dutch
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Antwerp
Antwerpen
Anvers
Antwerpen
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East Flanders
Oost-Vlaanderen
Flandre orientale
Ostflandern
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Flemish Brabant
Vlaams-Brabant
Brabant flamand
Flämisch-Brabant
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Limburg
Limburg
Limbourg
Limburg
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West Flanders
West-Vlaanderen
Flandre occidentale
Westflandern
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Wallonia
Wallonie French
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Hainaut
Henegouwen
Hainaut
Hennegau
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Liège
Luik
Liège
Lüttich
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Luxembourg
Luxemburg
Luxembourg
Luxemburg
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Namur
Namen
Namur
Namür
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Walloon Brabant
Waals-Brabant
Brabant wallon
Wallonisch-Brabant
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License Plates
As a member of the EU, Belgium's license plates feature a blue band on the left side of the plate with the EU circle of stars and the country code B. Plates are white with red text and red borders: BAB 12 CD.
Phone Codes
Telephone numebrs in Belgium are organized by municipality and region, and are nine digits long (as opposed to 10-digit mobile numbers). Phone numbers are typically prefixed with a zero (0):
Brussels 2
- Brussels (Bruxelles/Brussel)
Antwerpen 3
- Antwerp (Antwerpen/Anvers), Sint-Niklaas
Liège 4
- Liège (Luik), Voeren
Charleroi 7
- Charleroi
Gent 9
- Ghent (Gent)
Northwest 5
(West-Vlaanderen, Oost-Vlaanderen)
- Bruges (Brugge), Zeebrugge
- Roeselare
- Dendermonde
- Aalst
- Ninove
- Ronse
- Kortrijk, Comines-Warneton, Mouscron
- Ypres
- Veurne
- Ostend, Bredene, Gistel
Southwest 6
(Hainaut, Luxembourg)
- Chimay
- Bastogne, Libramont-Chevigny
- N/A
- Arlon
- La Louvière
- Mons, Casteau
- N/A
- Nivelles, Soignies
- Ath
- Tournai
Northeast 1
(Vlaams-Brabant, Limburg, Brabant Wallon)
- Wavre
- Hasselt
- Tongeren
- Diest
- Geel, Herentals, Turnhout
- Mechelen
- Leuven, Tienen
- N/A
- N/A
- Waremme
Southeast 8
(Liège, Namur)
- Stavelot
- Namur
- Dinant
- Ciney
- Marche-en-Famenne
- Huy
- Durbuy
- Verviers
- N/A
- Genk
Roads, Markings, and Signage
Highways & Road Numbering Schemes
Architecture
Language
Language overview
Script
Language uses the 26 standard letters of the Latin alphabet:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii
Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr
Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
(Diacritics)
(Digraphs)
Samples
Dutch
Alle mensen worden vrij en gelijk in waardigheid en rechten geboren. Zij zijn begiftigd met verstand en geweten, en behoren zich jegens elkander in een geest van broederschap te gedragen.
French
Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits. Ils sont doués de raison et de conscience et doivent agir les uns envers les autres dans un esprit de fraternité.
Map Library
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